CRIMINAL AND JUDICIAL STATISTICS,
IRELAND, 1889.
REPORT
ON THE
CRIMINAL AND JUDICIAL STATISTICS OF IRELAND
FOR THE YEAR 1889,
WITH TABLES RELATING TO
Police— Crime and its Distribution — Modes of Prooedm-e for Punishment of Criine—
' ' Proceedings in Criminal Courts— Persons under Detention m Prisons and other places
of Confinement— Cost of the Repression of Crime.
ai ) Civil Proceedings in Supreme Courts of Appeal ; tlie Divisions of ^e High Court of Justice ;
^ the Court of the Irish Land Commission ; the High Court of Adn^alty ; the Court of
Bankruptcy ; and in Larger and Smaller District Courts— Law Stamps and Taxes
•Consolidated Taxing Offices— Registration of Judgments, Titles, Deeds, &e.
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Gbnera.l Eegistbe Oppicb,
Chaulemokt House, Dublin’,
nth July, 1890-
Sir,
Adverting to your letter of 31st January last. I have the honour to inform
you that I have compiled the Eeport on the Criminal and Judicial Statistics of Ireland
for the year 1889, and I now beg to submit the same, together with the Tables appended
thereto, for the consideration of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant.
I remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
THOMAS W. GUIMSHAW,
Regutrar-General.
Colonel the Bt. Hon. Sir J. West Bidgeway, K.O.S.I., O.B.,
Under Secretary,
&c., &C-, &c.
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CONTENTS OF EEPOET.
PART I.— CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
General remarks on the information dealt with in Report,
Pag*
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CHAPTEE I.— STATISTICS OF CRIME.
Statement showing the criminal offences of all kinds in Ireland compared from 1879 to 1889,
Comparison of the number of criminal offences in the year 1889, with the average annual number for the
ten years 1879-88,
Increase and decrease of criminal offences,
Distribution of crime in the four provinces,
Statement showing the distribution througliout Ireland of indictable offences not determined summarily ;
of offences determined summarily ; and of the total criminal offences for the years 1888 and 1889, .
Counties and districts arianged in regard to crime,
Excess of crime in urban districts,
Statement showing the character of persons proceeded against for criminal offences,
Nature of crimes,
Statement allowing the distribution of the more serious offences throughout Ireland,
Number of persons apprehended for offences not disposed of summarily, . . . • •
Statement showing for each of the years 1879 to 1889 the number of serious offences of each class to
every 10,000 of the estimated population,
Murders of infants and other murders,
Attempts to murder, shooting at, wounding, &C., ....•••■
Offences against property without violence,
Persons proceeded against for common assaults and for drunkenness in 1889, and in each of the ten years
1879 to 1888,
Habitual drunkards’ conviction's,
Offences against the Licensing Laws, &c.,
Proceedin<'8 under the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887, . . . .
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CHAPTEE II.— MODES OF PROCEDURE FOR PUNISHING CRIME.
Criminal procedure,
Districts proclaimed in 1889, . . • • • , •
Results of preliminary inquiry as to offences, . . •
Disposal of bills of indictment by Grand Jury, .......
Disposal of persons tried by Jury, . . . . .
Statement as to the number of persons tried by jury and how cases were disposed of from 1879 to 1889, 26
Disposal of men and boys for trial by jury compared with disposal of women and girls, . . . 26
Proceedings foroffences determined summarily — cases of men and boys compared with those of women
and girls, 27
Court for ihe consideration of Crown cases reserved, ....... 27
CHAPTER III.— CRIMINALS AND OTHERS IN CONFINEMENT, AND KNOWN
CRIMINALS AT LARGE.
Admissions to different places of detention compared, ....... 28
Distribution of persons under detention at end of year 1889, ...... 28
Classification of prisons, 29
Commitments of ordinary criminals to larger local prisons in 1889 compared with 1888, . . .29
Degree of education of prisoners, ........ 29
Commitments and recommitments of ordinary criminals, ....... 29
Age and sex of ordinary prisoners, 30
Number of criminal and dangerous lunatics in asylums, 31
Offences of lunatics or grounds of committal, 31
Judgments or orders under which criminal and dangerous lunatics were committed to asylums, . . 32
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Number of Children under Reformatory control, ........ 32
Social condition of children committed in 1889 to Reformatories, ..... 32
Degree of education of children committed to Reformatory schools, ..... 33
Children under Warrant of Detention in Industrial schools, ...... 33
Ages of children placed in Industrial schools in 1889, ....... 33
Criminal classes known to the Police, ......... 34
CHAPTER IV.— COST OF THE REPRESSION OF CRIME.
Statement showing the cost of repression of crime, ....... 34
Police establishments, ........... 34
Proportion of Police to population, ......... 34
Detectives, ............ 35
Statement of cost of Police establishments, ........ 35
Decrease in the demand for extra Constabulary, ........ 35
Coat of criminal and dangerous lunatics in asylums, ....... 36
„ of Industrial schools, .......... 36
„ of criminal classes in confinement, ......... 36
„ of prisons, ............ 36
„ of reformatories, ........... 36
Costs of criminal prosecutions, .......... 36
PART II. — JUDICIAL STATISTICS.
Arrangement of Tables, ......... . . 37
CtnWal Administration of Justice : —
Chancery Division, .......... 38
Business in Court before the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellor, . 38
Registrars’ Offices, ........... 38
Appeals from Equity Actions in County Courts, 39
Proceedings in Chambers of the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellor, . 39
Minor Matters „ „ ,, „ „ . 39
Chancery Clerk of Records and Writs, ........ 39
Lord Chancellor’s Secretary, ......... 40
Secretary at the Rolls, .......... 40
Crown and Hanaper Office, . . . . . . ’ . . . .40
Land Judge — Registrar; Record and Affidavit Office ; Keeper of Deeds, ' . . . .40
Queen’s Bench and Exchequer Divisions, ........ 40
Consolidated Jury Trial Court, Jury Trials and Appeals heard by Judge, . . . .40
Cases remitted to County Courts, . . . . . . . . .41
Queen’s Bench Division — Proceedings at Crown side, ...... 41
„ Election Petitions, . . . . . . . .41
„ Acknowledgments by Married Women, ..... 41
Exchequer Division — Revenue side, ......... 42
Registry of Judgments Office, . ’ . . • . . . . .42
Record of Title Office, .......... 43
Bills of Sale registered by Master of Queen’s Bench, ...... 43
Registry of Deeds, ........... 43
Taxation of Costs, ........... 43
Receivers under Land Judge, . ■ . . . . . . . .43
Lunacy Department, . . ' . ' . ... . . .44
Probate and Matrimonial Division, ......... 44
Comptroller of Stamps and Taxes — Return as to Property under Probate, . . . .44
Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Causes. ......... 45
High Court of Admiralty, . . . . . . ... . .45
Court of Bankruptcy, .......... 45
Local Bankruptcy Courts, Belfast and Cork, ....... 45
Accountant-General’s Office, Chancery Division, . . . ' . . • .45
Law Taxes, ............ 46
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Appellate Juriediclion
Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal, Ireland, .... . « •
Privy Council in Ireland,
Her Majesty in Council,
House of Lords, . . . • • • . . •
Cases for Judges of Queen’s Bench and Exchequer Divisions, .....
Court for consideration of Crown Cases Reserved,!
Loeal Adminiatration of Justice — Larger Dutricts : —
Local Admiralty Courts, Belfast and Cork,
District Probate Registrars,
Proving of Wills, through Officers of Inland Revenue, ......
Proceedings on Circuit — .Jury Trials, ........
Appeals on Circuit from County Court Judges,
Objections to Presentments on Oircuit,
Railway, Tramway, and other Traverses on Circuit, .......
Fines on Jurors on Circuit, ..........
County Courts — Process served, .........
„ Proceedings other than at Equity Land Seasione or under Local Admiralty Juris-
diction Act, or the Local Bankruptcy (Ireland) Act, 1888,
„ Ejectments, .........
Cases remitted from Superior Courts, ........
Amount decreed in Civil Bill Courts, ........
Local Equitable Actions or Proceedings, .......
County Court Lunacy Jurisdiction, . . . . . . • .
Ejectments executed by Sheriffs and Special Bailiffs, ......
County Court Ejectment Decrees and Executions compared, ......
Eviction Notices under section 7 of Land Law (Ireland), Act, 1887, . . . .
Execution of Civil Bill Decrees, .........
Warrants against Cottier Tenants and Weekly Tenants, ......
Summary recovery of Possession of Tenements overheld in towns, . ... .
Ejectments executed for Non-payment of Rent in 1889 and 1888 compared,
Land Sessions, ...........
Court of the Irish Land Commission, ........
Statement showing nature and extent of Proceedings in connexion with Court of Land Commission
during the year 1889, ..........
Fair Rents fixed, ...........
Sales to Tenants under Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1885, . . . . .
Proceedings of Sheriffs, ..........
Revision of Jurors’ Lists and correction of Jurors’ Books, . ■ . . . .
Jurors summoned, ...........
Appeals from Magistrates at Quarter Seasione, .......
Spirit Licences,
STnaller District Admmistraiion of Justice, . .......
Local Charter Courts, ..........
Petty Sessions Courts— Civil Proceedings, ........
Petty Sessions Proceedings against Cottier Tenants, Caretakers, &c., ....
Number of days on which, owing to non-attendance of Magistrates, Petty Sessions were not held, .
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CONTENTS OF APPENDIX OF TABLES.
PAET I.— caiMDTAL STATISTICS.
I. POLICE TABLES.
Table
1. Royal Irish Constabulary j Establishment (Central and in Counties), with Proportion of Cost paid
by Counties and Proclaimed Districts, and Proportion paid by Her Majesty’s Treasury, Effective
Stren^rth in Counties, &c., with Population, Amount charged for extra Force, aud a Classified
Statement of the Cost, .....
2. Dublin Metropolitan Police : Cost and Proportion paid by Her Majesty’s Treasury, with Cost in
Divisions and Dublin Police Courts, and a Classified Statement of tlie Cost, . . •
3. Criminal Classes. — ^Number of known Depredators, Offenders, and Suspected Persons at large in
each County, &o., and of the Houses they frequent, ......
4. Indictable Offences. — Number of Crimes committed in each County, &e. (so far as known to
the Police), Number of Persons apprehended, and the disposal of the charges against them,
5. Indictable Offences. — Number of each kind of Crime committed; Number aud disposal of Persons
apprehended, ...........
6. Indictable Offences, — Nature of the Crimes committed in each County, &e.,
7. Offences determined Summarily — Number of Persons proceeded against before Justices in each
County, (tc., specifying the Offences, ........
8. Offences determined Summarily — Number of Persons who were proceeded against Summarily
before Justices for each Class of Offence, and the Result of the Proceedings,
9. Offences determined Summarily. — Result of the Proceedings in each County, ikc., against the
Persons whose Cases were determined Summarily by the Justices, ....
10. Character of Criminals — Class of Persons proceeded against in each County, *ke.. on Indictment
and Summarily, . , .
11. Persons convicted three times and upwards of Drunkenness, . . . . .
12. Number of Persons proceeded against under the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887,
in each County and County of a City or Town, specifying the Offence,
13. Total Number of Persons proceeded against under the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act,
1887, for each Class of Offences ; and the Result of Proceedings, ....
14. Result of the Proceedings under the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887, in each
Police District, ......
15. Districts at end of year 1889 Proclaimed under 6 Wra. IV., c. 13, . . . .
16. Districts end of 1889 where carryingor having Arms, &c., prohibited under Peace Preservation
(Ireland) Act, 1881, as continued and amended by the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Continuance
Act, 1886, and the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887,
17. Districts at end of 1889 where carrying arms, &c., prohibited under same Acts, .
18. Districts subject to Proclamations and Orders in Council under the Criminal Law and Procedure
(Ireland) Act, 1887, on the 31st December, 1889, ......
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64, 65
66, 69
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II. STATE PRISONS.
19. Classification of Ordinary Criminals committed as to {a) Frequency of Commitment, (6) Age and
Sex, (c) Birthplace, (d) Degi'ce of Instruotion, and (e) Class of Occupation, ... 88
20. Prisoners in Convict Prisons at the end of 1889, ...... 89
21. Prisoners in Larger Local Pnsons at end of 1889, with number of ordinary Criminals committed
, ^^rger Local Prisons who were under and above 16 years of age respectively, . 89
22. Prisoners in Minor Local Prisons at the end of 1889, with the number committed in 1889, . 89
23a. Prisoners in Bridewells at the end of 1889, with number committed to each of such Bridewells
in 1889, ....... 89
23b. Prisoners in Look-up at the end of 1889, with the number committed during the year, . , 89
24. Staff and Cost of State Prisons, ..... 89
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III CRIMINAL PROOEEIUNGS AT ASSIZES, THE DUBLIN COMMISSION COURT,
AND QUARTER SESSIONS, WITH COSTS. c
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35. Peftons for Trial for eact Offence and Class of Offences, with the Result of the Proceedings, . 90, 93
26. Account of Sums paid by Her Majesty’s Treasury, with Number of Prosecutions and Costs under
leach Class of Courts, i- , 94,95
IT. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.
27. Age,- Ser, Social Condition, State of Instruction, and previous Commitments, ... 96
28. Numbers under Detention, Committed, Discharged, and Removed, .... 97
29. Occasion of Committals and Sentences passed upon Offenders Received, .... 98
30. Offences of ^hich Offenders were Convicted, . ™ ^ . > . . « 98
V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
31. Number under Detention, Committed, -Discharged, and Removed, with tho Costs, with Age and
State oi Instruction, .......... 99-101
VI. LUNATIC ASYLUMS, AS TO CRIMINAL LUNATICS AND DANGEROUS LUNATICS
CHARGED WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A CRIME.
32. Number undergoing Detention, with Commitments, Discharges, Removals, and Costs, . , 102
33. Offences with which the Lunatics were charged, ....... 103-105
PAET Ii:~ JUDICIAL STATISTICS.— CIVIL PROCEEDINGS.
I. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF .JUSTICE.
Hioh Couet os Justice.
Chancery Division —
34. Registrar’s Office, Proceedings in Court, &c., ......
35. County Court Appeals, .........
36. Chambers of Lord Chancellor, Master of the Rolls, and Vice Chancellor, .
37. Record and Writ Office, .........
38. Offices of the Lord Chancellor’s Secretary and the Secretary at the Rolls, .
39. Orovn and Hanaper Office, ..... ...
40. Land Judge — Record and Affidavit Office, ......
41. Land Judge — Judicial Proceedings, .......
42. Land Judge — Deeds Office, ........
QueerCs Bench Division —
43. Proceeding?, on the pica side, . . . .
Exchequer Division —
44. Proceedings on the Plea side, ........
45. Proceedings in Revenue and in Legacy and Succession Duty cases,
Qaeen's Bench and Exchequer Divisions —
46. Proceedings.at Chambers and before a single Judge in Court, ....
47. Proceedings as to actions entered for Jury Trials, ......
48. Nature and Results of Actions Tried or otherwise disposed of in Court,
49. Dublin County and City Court Appeals, .......
50. Cases of Minor Importance remitted to County Courts, .....
Queen’s Bench Division-^
51. Proceedings at the Crown side, ........
!a). Proceedings other than causes for Jury Trial, ......
(5). Proceedings on causes for Jury Trial, .......
53. Protjeedings as to Election Petitions,
53. Proceedings as to Acknowledgments by Married Women, .....
Exchequer Division , —
54. Proceedings bn Revenue side,
Offices of Begistration —
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56. Record of Title (under Land Judge),
57. Registry of Deeds,
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Taxation of C<HU—
58, Costs Taxed in Consolidated Taxing Offices,
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Administration <f Property —
59. Receivers’ Office, Land Judge, • , • • •
60. Lunacy Department (Registrar in Lunac}),
Probate and Matrimonial Division —
61. Probate Proceedings, ......
62. Matrimonial Proceedings, ......
63. Affidavit Duty for Grants of Probate and Administration,
High Court of Admiralty—
64. Causes Instituted, ......
65. Other Proceedings, ■ . . • . . .
Court of Bankruptcy —
66. Official Assignees’ Proceedings — Court of Bankruptcy, Ireland,
67. „ „ Local Courts, Belfast and Cork, .
68. Bankruptcy Proceedings — Court of Bankruptcy, Ireland, .
69. „ „ Local Courts, Belfast and Cork,
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Accountant-General —
70. Return of Proceedings in tbe Office of the Accountant-General, . . . , |^126
71. Receipts and Payments, in respect of the Funds of Suitors, with Statement of Liabilities and'AssetB,
and Particulars of Securities, ....... . . 127 128
Law Taxes —
72. Return from Inland Revenue, &c., ........ 129
Appellate Jurisdiction—
73. Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal, Ireland, ........ 129
74. Cases Reserved for Judges of Queen’s Bench and Exchequer Divisions, .... 130
75. Court for Crown Cases Reserved, .......... 130
76. Privy Council in Ireland, ....... ... 131
77. Her Majesty in Council, ........ . , 131
78. House of Lords, ........... 131
II. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OP JUSTICE.
;Laegee Disteicts.
79. Local Courts of Admiralty, 132
80. District Registries of the Probate and Matrimonial Division, ....". 132
81. Proceedings on Circuit — Jury Trials, 133
62. „ „ Nature and Result of Causes Tried or otherwise disposed of, . . 134
82. „ „ Amounts Recovered in Actions Tried, ..... 135
8^’ » « Traverses j Appeals as to Jurors’ Fines j and Objections to Presentments, 136, 137
85. j, „ Appeals from County Court Judges and Recorders, . . , 138
County Courts —
86. Process Servers’ Returns, 139
87. General Business, *140 141
88. Equity Sessions, Local Lunacy Proceedings, &c., ....... 142* 143
89. Land Sessions, 144_47
Irish Land Commission^
0. Proceedings under Land Law (Ireland) Acts, 1881 and 1887, ..... 148 149
^Oa. Sales to Tenants under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1885, in which loans were issued *
during the years ending 21st August, 1888, and 21st August, 1889, . , . 101
Sheriffs' Proceedings —
91. Proceedings connected with Supreme Court, County Courts, &o., .
Jurors —
92. Preparation of Jurors’ Books for Central and Local Administration of Justice,
93. Snmmoning by Sheriffs, &c., for „ „
Quarter Sessiems —
95. Appeals from Magistrates, and Proceedings regarding Spirit Licences,
. 150-53
. 154,155
. 156,157
160
III. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
SvALLES Disteicts.
94. Petty Sessions — Attendance of Magistrates, Civil Proceedings, distinguishing those as to Cottier
Tenants, Caretakers, Herdsmen andServants, and those as to Weekly Tenants in Towns, . 158 159
96. Local Charter Court?, 169
97. Eviction Notices filed in the High Court of Justice and County Courts, under section 7 of the
Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887, ...... 161
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS
IK
EEPOET AND TABLES.
Acoonatant-General, .,•••••
A.cquittalB aud convictions in Ireland for a series of years compared, ,
Admiralty, High Court of, . . • • • •
„ local jurisdiction in Belfast and Cork, .
Ages of children received into Eeformatories, ....
children received into Industrial Schools, . . •
ordinary Prisoners committed to Larger Local Prisons,
Appeal, Supreme Courts of, . . • • *
Appeals from Courts of Recorder of Dublin, . . • •
to Quarter Sessions, from Magistrates,
„ Equity, from County Courts, , . . •
„ on Circuit, from County Courts, ....
Apprehensions, Proportion of, to indictable offences, .
Assizes, Commissions, and Quarter Sessions, .Criminal Business at,
Asylums, Criminal and dangerous lunatics in, ...
Bankruptcy, Court of, ...•••
„ Local Courts, Belfast and Cork, ....
Birthplace of ordinary criminals, . • • . •
Bridewells,
Caretakers, Herdsmen and Servants, Proceedings as to, at Petty Sessions,
Central Administration of Justice, . . • • •
Chancery Division of High Court of J ustice, , . . •
Character of persons proceeded against, . . . •
Charter Courts, Local,
Circuit, Proceedings on, . . . • • •
Common Assaults,
Constabulary, Royal Irish,
Convicts in State Prisons, ...•■•
Coroners’ Courts,
Cost of Police,
„ of criminal prosecutions, . . . . -
„ of repressing crime, ...•••
„ of State Prisons, . . . . • •
„ of Lunatics,
„ of Industrial Schools,
„ of Reformatory Schools,
Costs— Taxation of, . . . - •
Cottier tenants, Proceedings as to, at Petty Sessions, .
Council, Appeals to Her Majesty in, .
Counties, Distribution of crime in, .
County Courts, ' . . . . • • ■
Crime, comparison of with previous years, , . . •
„ excess of iu Urban Districts, .....
Criminal classes known to Police, .....
„ Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887, .
„ lunatics,]
,, offences, distribution of, , .
„ proceedings at Assizes, Ac., .....
„ „ costs of, . . . , •
Report.
Tables.
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132
96
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99-101
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88,89
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129-131
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160
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106
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138
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90-3
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102-5
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125, 136
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89
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159
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-119,126-9
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94
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56-9
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94-5
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89
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102
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97
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118
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159
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131
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83-5, 87
28, 31
102-5
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62-73
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90-3
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Criminals iu confinement and at large, «...
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60-1, 88-9
„ Ordinary, committed, classification of, . . .
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88
„ Ee-commitments of ordinary, ....
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88
Crown and Hanaper Office, ......
40
109
Crown Cases Keserved, Court for Consideration of, .
27, 46
130
Dangerous Lunatics charged with intent to commit crime,
31
102-5
Death, Sentence of, .
26
91
Distribution of criminal offences, .....
17, 20
62-73
Distribution of more serious offences, .....
20
62-9
Drunkai-ds, Habitual, ......
23
82
Drunkenness,
23
70-7, 82
Dublin Metropolitan Police Establish'ment, . . . ' .
34
58-9
Dublin Metropolitan Police District, excess of crime in,
17
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„ crime in different divisions of.
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GO, 62
Education, State of, among criminals committed to Prisons, .
29
88
„ „ Eeformatory School children.
33
96
„ Industrial School children.
.
99-101
Ejectment cases,
48
114,134,135,
139-41,150-3
Ejectments for non-payment of rent in 1888 and 18S9 compared,
49
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Election Petitions, Proceedings as to, .
41
117
Equitable Jurisdiction, County Courts, . '. .
49
142-3
Eviction Notices under Section 7 of Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887,
49
161
Exchequer Division, High Court of Justice, ....
40,42 112,113-5,117
Extra Constabulary, decrease in demand for, ....
35
57
Pair Rents fixed, .......
52
148-9'
Grand Jury proceedings on Bills of Indictment, . . .
2.5
90
Habitual Drunkards, Recommitments of, .
23
82
High Court of Justice, . . . •
38 106-29, 132-8
House of Lords, .......
46
131
Houses of Bad Character, ......
34
60-1
Indictable offences, .......
16,20
62-69
„ „ compared with previous years.
16,22
_
„ Distribution of, in counties, . , ,
18,21
62-3, 66-9
Industrial Schools, .......
. 28, 33, 36
99-101
Infanticide, Statistics of, ..... .
22
64-9, 90-3
Insolvencies, ........
45
-
Judgments Registry Office, ......
42
117
Jurors, Appeals against Pines on, . . . . .
48
137
„ Lists and Jurors’ Books, .....
.53
154-5
„ summoned by Sheriffs, &c., .....
53
156-7
Jury Trials, at Assizes, &C-, ......
26
90-3, 133-5
Land Judge, .......
40 110,118,119
Laud, Purchase of (Ireland) Act, 1885, Sales to Tenants under.
53
161
land Law (Ireland) Acts, 1881 and 1887, proceedings under,
51
148-9
Laud Sessions, ..... . .
50
144-7
Licensing Acts, Offences against, .....
2S-4
70-7
Local Administration of Justice, Larger Districts,
46
132-55, 160
„ „ Smaller „ . . .
54
158-60
Charter Courts for recovery of small debts,
54
160
„ Courts of Bankruptcy, ......
37, 45
125, 126
„ Prisons — (1) Larger, (2) Minor, ....
28
88-9
Lords, House of, Appeals to, .
46
131
Lunacy Department, Four Courts, .....
44
119
Lunatics, Criminal and dangerous, charged with intent to commit crime.
28, 31
102-5
Magistrates, attendance of, at Petty Sessions,
55
158
Majesty. Her, in Council ; Appeals before, ....
46
131
Malicious offences against property, . . . . ' .
20
65-9,90-3
Married Women, Acknowledgment of Deeds by,
41
117
Matrimonial causes, ......
45
120
Men for trial disposed of, compared with disposal of women for trial,
25
90-3
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Men and women, punislimenta on. In cases determined summarily,
Miuors in Chancery, Protection of, . ■ . 4
Miscellaneous offences, ......
Murder, Attempts to, ...4.4
Murders of Infants, ....4.4
Murders, “Other,” ..444.4
Occupations of criminals committed to Larger Local Prisons,
Offences detennined summarily, 4.4.4
„ „ Distribution of, in counties, .
Offences not determined summarily — {see Indictable Offences).
Peace Preservation Act, ......
Petty Sessions, Civil Jurisdiction and attendance of Magistrates,
Police, Establishments, and Proportion of, to population,
Presentment cases reserved for Judges of Common Law Divisions,
Presentments fiated. County and City of Dublin, .
Prisons, admissions to and numbers in at end of year,
„ State, Staff, and cost of, ,
Privy Council, Ireland, Appeals to, . . .
Probate and Administration Jui-isdiction, ....
Probate and Slatrimonial Division, High Court of Justice,
Probate District Registrars, .....
Process Servers, ......
Proclaimed Districts, Proceedings as to, in 1889,
Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1885, Sales to Tenants under,
Quarter Sessions, Civil Jurisdiction (appeals and licences),
„ Criminal Proceedings, ....
Queen’s Bench, Crown side, ......
Queen’s Bench Division, High Court of Justice, . .
Railway traverses, . . . .
Receivers under Land Judge, .....
Recommitments of Ordinary Criminals, ....
,, Habitual Drunkards, ....
Record and Writ Office, ......
Record of Title Office, ......
Recorder, Dublin, Appeals from Courts of, . . .
Recorders’ Courts, .......
Reformatory Schools, ......
Registration, Offices of, . . . . . •
Registry of Voters appeals, ......
Registry of Deeds, .......
Remittal of cases from Superior Courts, ....
Revenue and Succession Duty Cases, ....
Sale, Bills of,
Sheriffs, Proceedings of, . • • •
Shooting at, &c.,
Spirit licences. Applications for, to Quarter Sessions, .
Stamps and Taxes, Comptroller of, .
Taxation of Costs, . . . . . • •
Thieves, &c., known to Police, . . ■ •
Title, Office for Record of, . • • • • •
Town Crime, Excess of, . • • • • •
Tramway Traverses, ..•••••
Traverses, Miscellaneous, ..••••
Weekly tenants, Proceedings as to, at Petty Sessions,
Widows’, Intestate, Acts,
TVills Local proving of, through Officers of Inland Revenue,
Women, Character of, committed to prison, , . » •
for trial, disposal of, compared witti disposal of men for trial,
and men, punishments on, in cases determined summarily, .
Sefobi.
Tables.
Page
Page
27
74-9
39
107-9
20
-
22
64-9, 90-3
22
64-9, 90-3
22
64-9, 90-3
30
88
IG, 23
70-81
18
70-3,78-81
25
86
54,65
158-9
34, 35
56-9
46
130
_
116
28
88-9
34, 36
89
46
131
44
120
44
20, 132
47
132
48
139
25
86-7
53
161
54
160
26
90-6
41
116
40,41
111,113-7
48
136-7
43
119
29
88
23
82
39
108,119
43
118
41
115
48
139-43
28,32
96-8
42
117-8
46
130
43
118
41
115
42
113
43
111
53
150-3, 156-7
23
64-9, 90-3
54
160
44
129
43
118
34
60-1
43
118
19
-
48
136
48
136, 137
49, 54
159
47
132
47
-
30
88
26
90-3
27
74-9
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CEIMINil AND JUDICIAL STATISTICS (IBJELAND),
1889.
EEPOET.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The information dealt with in the following Keport waa collected in the usual
manner, and, so far as changes in the law and modification of legal procedure permit,
has been classified so that it may be in accord with that contained in previous reports
upon the same subject. Care has been taken when arranging the various tables and
statements that they may, as far as possible, be easily comparable with similar Statistics
published for the other divisions of the United Kingdom.
The Keport is, as on former occasions, divided into two principal sections — ^that
relating to the Criminal, and that dealing ivith the Judicial, Statistics. Each of these
portions has been again sub-divided so as to allow of the more important items being
referred to in detail.
A general review of the tables contained in the Appendix points to the following
conclusions : —
1. That there has been a slight increase in the total number of Criminal offences in
Ireland in 1889 as compared with 1888.
2. That the improvement as regai’ds the more serious offences (those not determined
summarily), noted in the Reports for each year since 1882 with the exception
of 1 886, continued through last year, the number of those cases showing a small
decrease as compared with that for 1888, and being both absolutely and in
proportion to the estimated population lower than the number for any of the
ten years 1879-88, and much below the average for that period.
3. That the less serious offences (those determined summarily) are somewhat in
excess of the number for the preceding year, and in proportion to the estimated
population are considerably above the average for the ten years 1879-88. '
4. That, compared with those for the preceding year, the judicial returns, with a
few exceptions, show a decrease in the volume of business before the Courts.
Gbheeal
Rbmabes.
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PART I. — CRIMINAL STATISTICS,
Part I.
Ceiuinal
Statistics.
Ohaptbb .1.
Statistics
of Crime.
CHAPTEE I.— STATISTICS OF CEIME.
Increase and Decrease of Criminal Off-ences . — The Criminal offences and charges of
all kinds in Ireland, except those determined under the Criminal Law and Procedure
(Ireland) Act, 1887, which are separately dealt with at page 24, are given in the
following Table for the year 1S89, as compared with the number for each year of the
preceding decennium.
As regards charges determined summarily the figures indicate the number of persons
proceeded against, including those cases in which the charges were dismissed. In the
case of Indictable Offences the figures represent the number of crimes committed.
• Estijnstea population for tbe middle of eacU year from the Registrar-General’s Returns.
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A Comparison of the Number for last year with the Average Annual Number for I.
the ten years 1879-88 is afforded by the following statement ; — Stawstics.
OIEonces and Cbargea. ^
1 Average, 10 years, 1870-S8.
1 Year 1889.
Tncrease(+) or decrease (-) in ChaptEE I!
j 1889 as compared witb average.
1 Statistics of
Humber. 1
Kate per 10,000
of population.
Number.
Rate per 10,00o]
of population.
Number.
Crime.
Rato per 10,000
otpopuMlon. compariso.i
Indictable, not disposed of
2,187
1889 -u-ith
?[.« crimeiiipi-e-
Disposed of summarily, .
Total,
226,795
452'6
233,060
492-7
-1-6,265
+40-1
234,809
468-5
238,887
505-0
-1-4,078
^ 3 g.g Tables 6 and
From these statements it appears that, excluding the charges determined under the
Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887 {under which 839 persons were
proceeded against), the total number of criminal offences and charges during the year
1889 was 238,887, or 505-0 per 10,000 of the estimated population, against 236,050, or
494-1 per 10,000 of the population in 1888, and an average of 234,809, or 468-5 per
10,000 of the estimated mean population, for the ten years 1879-88, showing an increase
of 2,837 in number, and an increase of 10-9 in the rate per 10,000 persons when
compared with the figures for 1888, and an increase of 4,078 in number, and
of 36-5 per 10,000 persons as compared with the average for the ten years. Offences
not disposed of summarily, constituting the more serious group of crimes, are less
numerous than in any of the ten years preceding, and the absolute number (5,827) of
these offences and their ratio to the estimated population (12'3 per 10,000) are much
below the corresponding averages for those years. On the other hand, the charges
summarily disposed of exhibit an increase on the number for 1888, (which was con-
siderably in excess of that for 1887), and, allowing for the estimated decrease of popula-
tion, show a relative increase of about 9 per cent, when compared with the average for
the ten years 1879-88.
General Distribution of Criminal Offences. — The statement on page 18 shows the Distrilm-
distribntion of criminal offences in Ireland by Provinces, Counties, and large Town
Districts, such as the Dublin Metropolitan Police District, the Borough of Belfast, &c.
From that statement it appears that the 238,887 criminal offences in Ireland in 1889
were distributed as follows throughout the four Provinces : —
Leinster, 95,415, or at the rateof 746-0 per 10,000 of the population in 1881 ; Munster,
54,675, or at the rate of 410-8 per 10,000 ; Ulster, 62,448, or 358-3 per 10,000; and
Connaught, 26,349, or 320-5 per 10,000. Compared'with the year 1888, there has been
a decrease of criminal cases in Leinster to the extent of 1,877, or 14‘7 per 10,000 persons ,
an increase of 580, or 4'4per 10,000, in Munster; an increase of 1,911 or ll'O per 10,000.
in Ulster; and an increase of 2,223, or 27-0 per 10,000, in Connaught. The more serious
cases (those not determined summarily) have decreased in each of the Provinces, except
Ulster where there was a slight increase. The less serious offences (those determined sum-
marily) have decreased in Leinster and increased in the other provinces. With reference
to the very high rate for the Dublin Metropolitan Police District, it is right to state that
the excess is, in great part, due to the fact that the numbers for that district include a laige
proportion of cases which maybe regarded rather as civil transgressions than as criminal
offences. Thus, of the 63,691 offences and charges in the district, 15,006 were “ offences .
against Local Acts and Borough By-Laws ” ; 2,920 were “ offences against Public Health
Acts"; 3,262 were “ offences against Stage and Hackney Carriage Acts, and 5,368 were
[con(tnu«d tmpaet 19.
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Statement sho-wing the Distribution throughout Ireland of Indictable Offences not Determined Sumsiarilt of
Offences Determined Summarily, and of the Total Criminal Offences (except those determined under the Criminaj
Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887), for the Years 1888 and 1889.
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« offences against Highway Act (including road nuisances),” so that the cases coming T.
ynijer these four headings amount to 26,556, or 43 per cent, of the charges of all kinds
in the district, while, in the remainder of the country, from whatever cause, such cases ^
form but 9 per cent, of the total number of charges. The preponderance of the cases
referred to in Dublin is also shown by the fact that 63 per cent, of the number for the Grime.
whole country occurred there, although the inhabitants of the district constitute but
7 per cent, of the total population.
As regards the high rates for the Cities of Limerick and Waterford, it may be
mentioned that 57 per cent, of the total number of charges for the year in the former,
and 53 per cent, of those in the latter city come under the head of “ Drunkenness and
Prunk and Disorderly.”
Criminal offences show a decrease in the total number in 22 counties and districts,
and an increase in 21.
In the following list the counties and districts are arranged in order from that in
which there was least crime (in 1889) to that in which there was most ;
1. Cairickfergus Town.
2. Donegal.
5. Antrim.
4. Wexford.
6. Waterford (County).
6. Mayo.
7. Carlow.
8. Monaghan.
9. Down.
10. Cork, W.R.
11. Eoscommon.
12. Galway, W.R.
13. Tipperary, S.R.
14. Fermanagh.
15. Louth.
16. Tipperary, N.R.
17. Sligo.
18. Meath.
19. Armagh.
20. Kilkenny.
21. Limerick (County).
22. Wicklow.
23. Leitrim.
24. Cork, E.R.
25. King’s County.
26. Tyrone.
27. Cavan.
28. Kildare.
29. Longford.
30. Clare.
31. Queen’s County.
32. Kerry.
33. Londonderry.
34. Westmeath.
35. Dublin (County).
36. Galway, E.R.
37. Drogheda Town.
38. Belfast City.
89. Galway Town.
40. Cork City.
41. lAmerick City.
42. Waterford City.
43. Dublin Metropolitan
Police District.
It will be observed that in the above list the seven principal Town Districts occupy the
most unfavourable position ; this is owing to the greater criminality of town populations, urban
The character of the persons proceeded against is set forth in the following statement, districts,
from which it appears that the character of 13-8 per cent, of those persons^ was
unknown to the Police, and that the character of 90'9 per cent, of the remainder proceeded
was ascertained to have been previously good. Sk 10 .
Statement showing the Csaeacter of Persons Proceeded against for Criminal Offences
in Ireland in 1889.
CHABACTEB op PEHSO»B PROCEBDBO AOAn.'ST IN 1889.
lUBLAND IN 1889.
Total.
Proportion of each
Cla«9 to the
Total Number.
Per cent.
Total number proceeded against, ......
236,162
100'
Deduct persons whose character is unknown, . . • .
32,483
13-8
Total number whose character is known, ....
203,679
, 100-
Previous Good Character,
185,085
90-9
Suspicious Characters, ......
4,678
2-3
Prostitutes, ..••••••
5,471
2-7 .
Vagrants, Tramps, and others without any visible means of subsist-
4,017
2-0
ence.
Habitual Drunkards (not under other heads),
2,773
1-3
Known Thieves, ,..••••
1,655
0-8
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Pakt 1.
Criminal
Statistics.
Chapt3rI.
l^alure of
Grimes.
Distribu-
tion of til e
more serious
offences
tlll'OllgllOut
Ireland.
Table G.
Ofieuces
Hgiiinst the
person.
Malicious
ofi'ences
against
jiroperty.
Forgery and
Offences
against the
currency.
Miscel-
laneous
ofi'ences.
NATURE OF CRIMES.
In Police Tables 6 and 7 of the Appendix, the nature of the Crimes committed
is set forth in detail. The abstract on the opposite page has been constructed from
Table 6, which includes the more serious offences, namely those not dealt with
summarily, and gives their distribution throughout Ireland in detail.
; The total number of these cases amounted to 5,827, or at the rate of 11‘3 per 10,000
of the population, according to the Census of 1881. Of these, 1,089, or 2*1 per 10,000
of the population, were offences against the person; 308, or 0’6 per 10,000, against
property with violence ; 2,970, or 5‘7 per 10,000, against property without violence; 776
or 1 ‘5 per 10,000, were malicious offences against property. Cases of forgery and offences
against the currency were only 41, or O'l per 10,000, and all other cases amounted to
643. It will be observed that the rate per 10,000 of all offences not disposed of
summarily was in Leinster 28*2 ; Munster, 8‘4; Ulster, 3‘9 ; and Connaught, 5‘3.
In the case of Offences against the Person \h.Q rates per 10,000 of the population were:
for Leinster 4‘4 (including 13’0 in the Dublin Metropolitan District) ; Munster, 1-6 ;
Ulster, 1 ‘2 ; Connaught, 1 •2. The largest number of these offences, both absolutely and
relatively, were committed in the Dublin Metropolitan District, amounting to 456, or
13‘0 per 10,000, being a decline of about 21 per cent, as compared with the rate in
Dublin for the preceding year ; the next largest, in proportion to population, in the
City of Waterford amounting to 2'6 per 10,000. In all the other counties and districts
it was below 2’5 per 10,000, being below I'O in fourteen.
In the case of Malicious Offnces against Property it appears that the rates per 10,000
of the population were for Leinster 17, Munster 2-5, Ulster 0-6, Connaught 1'5. The
highest rate (4‘4) was in the South Riding of Tipperary, the next (3'8) in the East
Riding of Galway. In the Town of Drogheda, the Cities of Cork, Limerick, and
Waterford, and the Town of Carrickfergus, this class of crime was absent. The lowest
rate for any of the remaining districts was 0*1 in Belfast City, and the next lowest 02
in Antrim County.
The cases of Forgery and Offences against the Currency amounted to the small number
of 41, or O'l per 10,000 of the population in 1881 ; of these, 15 were in Dublin Metro-
politan Police District, 10 in Belfast, and 3 in Kildare County.
Of offences of the Miscellaneous class there were 643, or at the rate of 1'3 per 10,000
of the population in 1881. Fifty-nine per cent, of the cases in this group of crimes ai-e
made up of the offence of Intimidation hy Threatening Letters, Notices, or otherioise : but
the number of cases (380) of this nature is 71 under the number for 1888, and 64 xmder
that for the year 1887, and is much below the numbers (740 and 710 respectively) for the
years 1 886 and 1 885, and also below the comparatively low numbers for the two preceding
years, when there were but 525 and 535 cases respectively, as compared with 2,651 in
1882, and 3,093 in 1881. With reference to the numbers for 1887, 1888 and 1889, it
should be noted that they do not include the charges of Intimidation determined under
the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887, for which see page 24. Of the
total number of miscellaneous offences, shown in Table VI., 189, or 1’5 per 10,000 of
the population in 1881, were in Leinster, including 57 cases of intimidation by threatening
letters, &c. (of which 22 were in Westmeath), 282, or 21 per 10,000 inhabitants, were
in Munster, including 210 cases of intimidation, of which 70 were in Clare (being 18 under
the number for that county in 3888, but 45 over the number in 1887), 41 in Kerry
(where in 1888 there were 61 and in the preceding year 73), 28 in the East, and 27 in,
Ictntinued on pags 22.
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: Statement showing the Distribution of the More Serious Offences throughout Ireland, — Year 1889.
TOTAL OP IRELAND, .
Leinster.
Carlow,
DrogbedaTown,
Dublin, . •
Dublin Meti-opolitan Police Dislrict,
King’s County,
Longford, .
Loath.
Meatb,
Queen's County,
Westmeath,
Wesford, .
Wiclilow, .
TOTAL OP LEIKSTEH,
Munster.
Clare.
Cork. East Biding,
Cork, West Biding,
Cork City, .
Keriy,
Limerick, .
Limerick City, .
Tipperary, North Riding.
Tipperary, South Siding,
Waterford,
Waterford City, .
TOTAL OP MONSTER,
Armagh, .
Belfast City,
Carriekfergus Town,
Ca-v-an, .
Donegal, .
Londonderry,
Monaghan,
Tyrone, .
Total of Ulster,
CONNAUQBT.
Galway, East Biding,
Galway, West Biding,
Galway Town, .
Leitrim, .
Total of conkauoht.
OFFENCES.
Part I.
Criminal
Statistics.
Chapter I.
Statistics of
Crime.
Distribu-
tion of the
more serious
throughout
Ireland.
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Paet I.
Ceimihae
S lATIBTICa
Chaptee I.
Statistics of
Crime.
Apprehen-
sions, Table
4.
Offences not
determined
summarily
in 1889
compared
with pre-
Tious years.
Table 6.
Murders,
attempts to
murder,
shooting at,
wounding,
&c.
tbe West Eiding of Cork; 6 in tlie North, and 14 in. the South Eiding of Tipperary;
and 19 in Limerick County. In Ulster there were 53 miscellaneous offences, or 0‘3 per
10,000 of the population in 1881 ; of these, 21 were cases of intimidation, 8 of which
were in the County of Cavan. In Connaught the number of miscellaneous offences was
119, or 1‘5 per 10,000 of the population in 1881, including 92 cases of intimidation, of
which 29 were in East Galway, 10 in West Galway, 14 in Leitrim, and 25 in Mayo.
For the indictable offences not disposed of summarily, there were 3,102 persons
apprehended, being equal to 53 per cent, of the number of offences as compared with 56
per cent, in the previous year.
The following summary showing the rate per 10,000 of the estimated population in.
the middle of each year represented by the number of cases in each class of serious
offences committed in Ireland during last year and each of the ten years preceding, with
the average annual rates for those ten years, gives a clear view of the variations which
have taken place during the past eleven years in the proportional number of more serious
offences in Ireland, allowing for the estimated decrease of the population : —
Natbeb op Offences.
NOMBEa <
OF Offences in e
VERi 10.000 or Ti
IE Estimated Popoiation.
Tear I
Avcragej
10 yeare,
1870-88.
Tear
1879.
1880.
1 1881.
[ Isa,.
.....
.....
.....
.....
..... 1
1888.
1. Against the Person, .
277
2'G3
2-87
2-95
2-.S8
2-80
2-63
2-98
2-63
2-56
2'7'2
2-30
2. Against Property with Vio-
' 1-12
1-12
1-45
1-10
0-83
1 0-66
0-73
1-09
073
0-73
0-96
0-65
lece.
3. Agtunst Property without
r-80
6 'SO
7-87
8-03
7-93
7-66
7-05
6-41
5-94
6-93
7-05
6-28
Violence.
4, Malicious, against Property.
1-33
2'18
3-25
2-51
1-60
1-44
1-.33
1-83
1-94
1-G3
1-92
1-64
6. Forgery and against Cur-
0-20
0-17
0-12
0-10 .
0-09
. 0-09
0-09
0-14
0-13
0-09
0-12
0-09
6. Not included in foregoing, .
2'18
4-55
7-69
C-09
1-65
1-67
2-11
2-51
1-81
1-52 ;
3-lC
1-36
Total, .
I5'35
lC-64
23-15
20-80
14-38
14-32
14-14
14-96 1
13-18
12-46
■15-93
12-32
This statement shows that in 1889 the number of serious crimes in proportion to the
estimated population was much below the average for the preceding ten years, and that
there was a decrease in each class of such crimes.
Compared with the year 1888, there was an increase in two of the classes, and a decrease
in three classes and in the total.
A more minute consideration of Table 6 in the Appendix will show that there were*
23 cases of murders of infants, of which 7 were in Leinster, 8 in Munster, 4 in Ulster,
and 4 in Connaught. In the case of other murders there were 33 in Ireland, in 1889, as
compared with 35 in 1888, 29 in 1887, 35 in 1886, 18 in 1 885, 21 in 1884, 17 in 1883, 40 in
1882, 40 in 1881, 22 in 1880, and 22 in 1879. Of these 33 murders, 10 were in Leinster, 8
in Munster, 12 in Ulster, and 3 in Connaught. There was 1 murder each in Kildare,
Kilkenny, Queen’s County, Kerry, Tipperary, South Eiding, Armagh, Cavan, Donegal,
Monaghan, Galway Town, Leitrim, and Eoscommon; 2 in Westmeath, Down, and Tyrone
respectively; 3 in Cork West Eiding, and Limerick respectively; 4 in Belfast City, and
5 in Dublin Metropolitan Police District. There were not any such murders in Carlow
County, Drogheda Town, Dublin County, King’s County, Longford, Louth, Meath,
Wexford, or Wicklow, in the Province of Leinster; nor in Clare, Cork East
Eiding, Cork City, Limerick City, Tipperary North Eiding, Waterford County,
or the City of Waterford, in the Province of Munster; nor in Antrim County, Carriek-
fergus Town, Fermanagh or Londonderry, in the Province of Ulster; nor in Galwaj East
Eiding, Galway West Riding, Mayo or Sligo, in the Province of Connaught. There
were 5 attempts to murder in 1889, as compared with, 3 in 1888, 7 in 1887, 12 in 1886,
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5 ia 1885, 1 in 1884, 11 in 1888, 35 in 1882, 19 in 1881, 16 in 1880, and 6 in 1879.
There 'were 114 cases shooting at, wounding, stahhing, da., with intent to do bodily harm,
in 1889, compared with 118 in 1888, 164 in 1887, 146 in 1886, 145 in 1885, 152 in ^
1884, 158 in 1883, 232 in 1882, 246 in 1881, 226 in 1880, and 180 in 1879. The
cases of assault and inflicting bodily harm, were 505 compared with 666 in 1 888, 619 in Crim,.
1887, 720 in 1886, 642 in 1885, 687 in 1884, 488 in 1883, 574 in 1882, 426 in 1881,
418 in 1880, and 530 in 1879. The nnmber of offences against property with violence
was 308, being 39 under the number for the preceding year, and much below the average
for the ten years 1879-88.
Of cases of offences against property without violence, in which there had been a decline
from 2,874 inlS87, 3,135 in 1886, and an average of 3,796 for the seven years 1879-85, property
to 2,835 in 1888, there were last year 2,970. As usual, eases of simple larceny form the
great bulk of the crime in this class. It is also again to be noted that a very large propor-
tion of this class of crime is committed in the Dublin Metropolitan Police District. Of
the 2,970 offences against property without violence in Ireland, included in Table 6, no
less than 2,320, or 78 per cent, wei-e in that District, and of the 2,030 simple larceny
cases, 1,844 occurred there.
The classes of malicious offences against property, offences against the currency, and
miscellaneous offences, included in Table 6, have already been sufficiently dealt with in
the general comments on crime not determined summarily.
In Table 7 of the Appendix details are given of the cases determined summarily, Ofiencee
which include those usually dealt with in police courts.
These, as previously shown, amount to a total of 233,060, and constitute 93 per Table 7.
cent, of the total number of criminal offences. It is also in this class that the prepon-
derance of towm over rural crime is specially noticeable.
Among the offences disposed of summarily last year the more important are set
out in the following statement, and a comparison instituted with each of the ten years
preceding.
—
.....
.....
1831.
1832.
18SS.
1834.
1885.
1886.
1
1887.
1888.
Avoiago
1 Annual
iNumber
1889.
1
Common As.'aults,
Drankenness and Drunk and
Disorderl}',
32,723
99,021
38,4.61
88,048
30,088
78,673
30,017
87,497
26,958
90,343
28,993
92,927
j 28,444
87,133
1 29,011
79,828
28,600
79,476
1 23,068
87,572
29,336
87,043
25,066
92,137
Compared with the year 1888 there has been no appreciable change in the number of
common assaults, but there has been an increase of 4,555 or 5 -2 per cent, in cases of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct in connexion therewith, following an increase of
8,106 or 10-2 per cent, between 1887 and 1888. • The “ Common Assaults ” for last year
were equal to an annual rate of 53 per 10,000 of the estimated population against an
average rate of 59 per 10,000 for the ten years 1879-88, and the cases coming under
“Drunkenness and Di-unkandDisorderly,”were equivalent to 195 for every 10,000 persons
against an average rate of 174 per 10,000 of the estimated mean population; the rate
reaching 430 per 10,000 of the (l88l) population in the Dublin Metropolitan Police
District, 617 in the City of Limerick, and 670 in the City of Waterford. As these
cases constitute about one half of all the cases dealt with in the police and Petty
Sessions courts, are clearly connected with one another, and are the starting points of
many other criminal actions, their import is very great when measuring the general con-
dition of the criminal classes.
In connexion with the statistics of drunkenness, a special return of habitual drunkards Habitual
(Table 11, page 82) has been compiled, in continuation of a similar jReturn for the year
1888 ; it gives the, iiumber of persons convicted three times or upwards of being
“Drunk” or “Drunk and Disorderly” in 1889 (so far as known to the Police).
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Paut I.
Ckimisal
Statis-hos.
Statistics
Crime.
Habitual
Drunkards.
Table 11.
Illegally
Selling
Intoxicating
Drinks.
Table 7.
Cruelty to
animals.
Local Acts
andBorougb
By-laws.
Public
Health and
Nuisances
Removal
Acts.
Unlawful
of stolen
goods.
Highway
The chief value of the habitual druukenness return is in the light it throws
upon the causes of town crime, which has been noticed as excessive. Taking the seven
town jurisdictions outside Dublin, of Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway,
Drogheda, and Carrickfergus, with (in 1881) an aggregate population of 391,000, the
habitual drunkards wei'e 700, or 17*9 per 10,000 of the population. In the rest of
Ireland, outside the Metropolitan district, with a population of 4,434,000, the number
was only 1,959, or 4'4 in the 10,000. In the Dublin Metropolitan Police District, with
a population of 350,000, the number was 207, or 5’9 per 10,000 population. Compared
with 1888 there was an increase in the number in Drogheda and Limerick, the number
for Carrickfergus shows no variation, and there was a decrease in each of the other
town jurisdictions. In the rest of Ireland there was an increase, from 1,783 to 1,959.
In all Ireland there was an increase of 11 — viz., 2,855 to 2,866. Of this total, 2,298 were
convictions three times and less than five times, 529 five times and less than ten times,
and 39 ten times and upwards. It will be observed from Table 7 that the number of
cases of “ illegally selling intoxicating drinks” rose from 2,823 in 1888 to 2,920 in 1889.
Cases of cruelty to animals were 1,979 in 1888 and 2,157 in 1889. O^enees against
Local Acts and Borough By-laws show an increase, from 20,214 in 1888 to 22,430 in
1889 : the latter number includes 15,006 cases in the Dublin Metropolitan Police district.
The number of offences against the Public Health and Nuisances Removal Acts, was
3,673, or 591 less than in 1888 : of the 3,673 charges under these Acts, 2,920 were in
the Dublin Metropolitan district. In a considerable number of districts no offences
against these Acts were recorded. Cases of unlawful possession of stolen goods show an
increase of 26, the number for 1888 being 1,056, and that for last year 1,082. The
offences against the Highway Act, including Nuisances on Public Roads, were 14,566 in
1888, and 13,010 in 1889. The other statistics given in Table 7 do not call for any
special remark, but, nevertheless, contain many items of considerable interest.
Cases imder
Criminal
Law and
Procedure
(Ireland)
Act, 1887.
Tables 12,
13, 14.
As already indicated, the cases under the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act,
1887, are not included in Table 7, but the number of persons proceeded against under
this Act during the year, the nature of the offences, and the result of the 2 iroceedings
are set forth in detail in Tables 12, 13, and 14, pp. 83-5. The total number of persons
proceeded against during the year was 839, or 636 under the number for the year
1888. Of those proceeded against last year 242 were discharged and 597 convicted.
There were 180 Ap23eals with the result that in 110 instances the decision of the Court
below was affirmed, in 53 the sentence was reduced, and in the remaining 17 the decision
appealed against was reversed.
Chaptee II. CHAPTER II.— MODES OF PROCEDURE FOR PUNISHING CRIME.
Procedure.
The Police act as public prosecutors in the great majority of cases in Ireland. In
minor cases they undertake the sole duty of prosecuting, and in most of the more
serious offences the preliminary proceedings are instituted by them. In all the counties
of Ireland, except the County and City of Dublin and the Counties of Cavan, Down,
Kildare, Longford, Mayo, and Monaghan, there are two Crown Solicitors, one of whom
deals with cases at Quarter Sessions, the other with the more serious cases which come
before the Judges at Assizes.
Coroners’ Courts still deal with cases where criminal offences are involved, and Coroners’
Juries frequently find verdicts implicating or exonerating certain persons in cases of
homicide, &c. It is not, however, the custom now to bring prisoners charged with
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homicide, &o., before Coroners’ Courts, and in a large number of oases the finding of
the Jury relates merely to the cause of death. Statistics.
A special feature in the administration of Criminal Law in Ireland is the proclamation Ouaptbe II.
of certain Districts under special Acts of Parliament. The following is a general statement Procedure.
relating to these Special Acts and the extent of their application in Ireland during the
past year.
Under the Act 6 Wm. IV., chap. 13, the following counties were proclaimed as Districts
requiring additional Police at the end of 1889 Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim,
Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary, and Westmeath, as also were portions of specialAds.
the counties of Longford, Sligo, and Waterford.
Under the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act, 1881, as continued and amended by
the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Continuance Act, 1886, and the Criminal Law and
Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887, two provinces, viz., Munster and Connaught; all of
the province of Leinster except the Counties of Louth and Wicklow and the City of.
Kilkenny ; and the City of Belfast, the City of Londonderry, and parts of the Counties
of Armagh, Donegal, and Monaghan were, at the end of 1889, under the operation of
Proclamations in Council prohibiting the carrying or having of arms, &c. In Ulster
the prohibition against carrying arras included the Counties of Cavan, Fermanagh, and
Monaghan, one Barony in Down, and five Baronies in Tyrone.
On the 31st December, 1889, two Cities, 12 Counties, and portions of 5 other Ciiminal
Counties were subject to Proclamations under Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, of the Criminal Law
and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887 ; one City to Proclamations under Clauses 3, (ireW)
3, and 4 ; three Counties to Proclamations under Sections 3 and 4 and Clauses B
'and C, Section 2, Sub-section 3 ; two' Civic Districts to Proclamations under Sections 13 , 14, 18.
3 and 4 and Clause C, Section 2, Sub-section 3 ; pai-t of one County to Proclamations
under Sections 1 and 2 ; three Counties to Proclamations under Sections 3 and 4 ; one
County to Proclamations under Section 1 and Clauses B and G, Section '2, Sub-section
3 ; one County to Proclamations under Section 3 and Clauses B and C, Section 2, Sub-
section 3 ; one Civic District (the Metropolitan Police District) to Proclamations under
Section 1 and Clause C, Section 3, Sub-section 3 ; two Civic Districts and portions of
two Counties to Proclamations under Section 2 ; nine Counties to Proclamations
under Glauses B and C, Section 3, Sub-section 3; and three Civic Districts to
Proclamations under Clause C, Section 2, Sub-section 3. At the same date two
Counties, and portions of eight other Counties, were subject to Orders in Council under
Section 7 of the Act.
Of 3,102 persons apprehended in 1889 for offences punishable after indictment and Results of
trial by jury, 1,269, or 40'9 percent., were discharged; 116, or 3'7 per cent, were bailed
or committed in default of finding bail pending further examination; and 1,717, or to offences. ,
55'4 per cent., were committed for trial or admitted to bail pending trial.
The result of proceedings in 476 cases brought before Grand Juries was that in 217 Disposal of
cases no bill was found, in 183 cases no prosecution took place, and in 77 bail jL^ictment
was accepted, and the cases not tried. In addition to those bailed and not tried, or by^grand
where there was no prosecution, there were 49 cases in which trials were postponed. Table 25.
Of 1,656 persons tried by jury in 1889, 413, or 24'9 per cent, were acquitted ; besides Disposal of
.18, or II per cent, who were found insane or acquitted on the ground of insanity,
1,225, or 74-0 per cent, were convicted. .... jury.
• ’ ^ Table 26.
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Paet I. The following statement shows for 1889 ‘and each' of the ten years preceding the
^ATKTics persons tried by jury at Assizes, at the Dublin Commission. Court and at
— Quarter Sessions, and how their cases were disposed of .
Chapter 11.
Procedure.
Proportionpercent. of those Tried who wore
Disposal of
persona
tried by
jury.
Table 25.
Tear.
Tried.
Detained
as lusnuc.
Acquitted.
Convicted or
Detained as Insano.
Acquitted.
1879,
1880,
1881,
1882,
1883,
1884, .
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888, .
1889, .
3,264
3,453
3,850
3,162
2,221
2,132
2,155
2,314
1,991
1,704
1,656
i,m
2,714
2,280
1,760
1,564
1,584
1,635
1,434
1,240
1,243
1,047
1,056
1,136
882
461
568
571
679
557
464
413
C8-9
69- 5
70- 4
72- 1
79-2
73- 4
73-5
70-7
72-0
72-8
75-1
31-1
30-5
29-5
27- 9
20-3
26-6
28- 5
29- 3
28-0
27-2
24-9
In the next statement the sentences inflicted on persons convicted, after trial by
jury, in 1889, are set out in comparison with similar cases in 1888.
From this it appears that, exclusive of those detained as insane, 1,225 persons were
punished for serious offences in 1889, as compared with 1,220 in 1888, showing an increase
of 5. Of these, 1,006 were males, and 219 females, the proportion of females being slightly
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greater than in 1SS8. Of the persons convicted, 3 (2- males and 1 female) were
sentenced to death; 72 (66 males and 6 females) to penal servitude — one of these was
for life, 6 were for over 10 years, 30 for above 6 and up to iO years, and 35 for 5
years ; 957 (790 males and 167 females) were sentenced to- various terms of imprison-
ment. Nine cases (8 males and 1 female) were sent to Reformatory Schools..
The following statement shows the results of proceedings for the punishment of crime
dealt with summarily in 1889, as compared with 1888, distinguishing the sexes
Disposal of Peesohs Peoceeded against Summarily.
Of the 233,060 persons proceeded against summarily in 1889, there were 33,575
discharged, and 199,485 convicted, as compared with 34,780 and 195,319 respectively
in 1888. Of those convicted in 1889, 166,490 were males and 82,995 females. Of
nnclassed punishments there were 22,042 (17,606 males and 4,436 females). Of
classed punishments there were 177,443 (148,884 males and 28,559 females). Of
163,181 persons not committed, 169,261 (135,854 males and 23,407 females) were
fined, 3,632 (2,684 males and 948 females) were required to find sureties orrecogmzances;
380 were given up to the military or naval authorities, and 8 were whipped. Of the
persons committed, 4,769 (3,335 males and 1,424 females) were committed to prison
for 14 days or under; 6,373 (3,854 males and 1,619 females) for one month and above
14 days ; 1,726 (1,314 males and 412 females) for 2 months and over 1 month ; 770
(532 males and 238 females) for 3 months and above 2 months ; 322 (260 males and
62 females) for 6 months and above 3 months; and 19 (17 males and 2 females), for
above 6 months. There were 149 young persons (126 males and 23 females), sent to
Reformatory Schools, and 1,144 (620 males and 624 females) sent to Industrial Schools,
In the Court for the consideration of Crown cases reserved, constituted under 11 & 12
Yic., cap, 78, there were three cases before the Court in 1889 ; in each instance,
the conviction was affirmed. „
;Part1*
Criminal
' Statistics.
Chapter II.
Procedure.
Proceedings
for offences
determined
summarily :
cases, of men
and boys
compared
■with those
of women
and girls.
Table 9.
Court for
considera-
tion of
Crown cases
reserved.
Table 76.
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Past L
Ckiminal
Staiistios.
CHAPTEalll.
Criminals,
dte., in
Confine-
ment and
at large.
Admissions
to different
places of
detention
compared.
Persons in
detention at
one time
compared.
CHAPTER III— CEIMINALS AND OTHERS IN CONFINEMENT, AND
KNOWN CRIMINALS AT LARGE.
TEe statistics of persons in confinement, with a view to punishment for or prevention
of crime, include actual criminals, persons accused of criminal offences, debtors, children
detained in industrial and reformatorv schools, and criminal and dangerous lunatics.
In the following statement the jutmber ot prisoners, &c., admitted to various places
of confinement during the year 1889 is set out : —
Adjiissio.vs TO Places op Detention.
and Boys.
Women
and Givis.
Total.
Per cent.
Total in all Ireland, ....
29,901
17,222
47,123
100-
*Into Larger Local Prisons,
24,281
14,749
39,030
82'8
*Into Bridewells, .....
1,851
328
2,179
4-6
Into Look-up, ....
161
18
179
0-4
Into Minor Local Prisons, ....
1,469
440
1,909
4-1
Into Lunatic Asylums (as criminals or dangerous), .
1,219
955
2,174
4'6
Into Industrial Schools, ....
766
709
l,475f
3-1
Into Reformatory Schools, ....
154
23
177
0-4
* Including ordinary prisoners only.
t Of this number 6 were re-committals.
It would thus appear that there were 47,123 persons admitted to places of con-
finement during the year, but this number is somewhat in excess of the fact, as children
sent to Reformatories and some lunatics were confined in Local Prisons prior to their
final disposal in schools and lunatic asylums. It must also be noticed that some of the
prisoners confined in prison during the year were committed more than once during
that period.
The distribution of persons under detention, at the end of the year 1889,
among the different hinds of places of confinement is shown in the following
statement : —
CniMINAlS, &C., UNDER DETENTION AT END OP YEAH.
Men
and Boys.
Women
and Gills.
Total.
Per cent.
Total in all Ireland, ....
10,429
7,988
18,417
100-
Ordinary Criminals in Larger Local Prisons,
1,624
627
2,251
12-2
In Bridewells, .....
21
-
21
0-1
In Lock-up, .....
1
-
1
0-0
In Minor Local Prisons, ....
28
2
30
0-2
Debtors, and on Civil Process, and First Class Mis-
demeanants,
12
-
12
0-1
Convicts, . . ....
435
28
463
2-5
Military or Naval Prisoners,
63
-
63
0-3
In Lunatic Asylums (as criminals or dangerous), .
4,348
2,891
7,239
39-3
In Reformatories, .....
648
115
763
4-2
Iffi Industrial Schools, ....
3,249
4,325
7,674*
41-1
* Not including 84 retained in School, sentence expired.
It appears from this statement that at the close of the year 1889 there were 18,417
persons detained in places of confinement, either for the punishment or the prevention
of crime. Among the 18,417 there were 7,574 children in Industrial schools and 7,239
lunatics, making a total of 14,813, or more than four-fifths of the entire number who (with
a few exceptions) were not actual criminals, but were detained as a preventive measure.
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Peisons. • . -d •
The Prisons of Ireland, consist of five classes, namely : -1st. Four Convict Prisons ;
ond Larger Local Prisons, of wMcli there were 20 at the close of the year 1889 ; drd.
Minor Local Prisons, 6 in number, at the same date ; 4th. Bridewells, which numbered
IS; and '‘Lock-ups” of which there was one. Tables 19 to 23, pp. 88-9, give various
Yiarticulars as to the inmates of these institutions.
^ The number of commitments of ordinary criminals to larger local prisons in the year
ChaptebIII.
(7rijKtTW^s,
—
.....
..... 1
Decrease
iQ 1889.
Men and Boys,
Women and Girls, .
26,311
15,235
24,281
14,749
2,030
486
Total,
41,546
39,030
2,516
There was a decrease ot or r/ per ceau, ai ~ _
as compared with the number for 1888, and a decrease of 186, or 3'2 per cent., m the
number of females; the total decrease for both sexes being 2,516, or "
following an increase of 1,999 (1.052 males, ami 947 females) between 1887 and 1888.
The Lte of education of those committed in 1889 is given m the following sum-
^ ofprisoners
mary by sexes .- ^ ^ ^ iLlHd)
DEGEBEOP iNSinUCtlOK.
Read and write well,
Neither read nor write, .
Read, ot read and write imperfectly,
Superior instruction,
Total of
botli Sexes.
Men
and Boys.
i
Women
and Girls.
Proportion per cent.
Males. Females.
39,030 1
24,281
14,749
100 * I
100 -
16,886
11,436
5,450
47-1 ^
37-0
14,815
8,004
6,811
33'0
46-2
7,054
4,569
2,485
18-8
16-8
275
272
3
M
O'O
“'liTi^orance of the oASM class is illustrated by these figures : the proportion of
ignorance is much greater among the females than among the males. '
Prom the following statement it appears that of 39,030 commitments to larger loca
prisons of ordinary oriminals, 26,848, or 08‘8 per cent, were reocmmilments. it
will he observed that the decrease in the total number committed dunng bmt
year, as compared with the preceding year, occuri-ed in “first commitments ; fte
Lmber of roeommitments (taking both sexes) showing a ^
proportion of recommitments in the clise of females is 81 per cent, of the total of that
L, while in the ease of males it is only 61 per cent., showing, os in former years, a
greater proportion of habitual criminals among female than among male prisoners .
CoUMtTilENTS OF OeDINARY CrIMIHALS. ^
—
1888.
1888.
Total.
Total. 1
Number.
Wen. 1 Women.
Total numher,
41,546
39,030 j
24,281
14,749
First Commitments,
15,039
12,182
9,414
2,768
Recommitments, .
26,507
26,848
14,867
11,981
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Past I. A more detailed statement is here given as to the number of recommitments of those
Statistics committed more than once.
ChaptebIII.
Criminals, „ ....
Froportion per ce
PREVIOUSLY Committed.
Confine-
ment and
at larae.
botli Sexes.
Women.
Total of
both Sexes.
Men.
Women,
Recommit- Total number of recommitments, .
meuts of
26,848
14,867
11,981
100-
100-
100-
ordimiy Once previously.
5,141
3,772
1,369
19-1
25-4
IH
T«blel9(4
2,989
2,095
894-
11-1
14-1
7-5
Thrice do.,
2,287
1,558
729
8-5
10-5
6-1
Four times previously,
1,815
1,209
606
6-8
8-1
5-1
Five times do., .
1,362
831
531
5-1
5'6
4-4
Six or seven times previously.
2,062
1,269
793
7-7
S-5
6-6
Eight, nine, or ten times do., .
2,290
1,330
960
8-5
8-9
8'0
Above ten times, ,
8,902
2,803
6,099
33-2
lS-9
60-9
From this it appears that of the 26,848 prisoners who were committed more than once,
5,141, or 19*1 per cent., had been previously committed otzcc ; 2,989, or 11 1 per cent., iwe;
2,287, or 8'5 per cent., three times ; 1,815, or 6’8 per cent., four times ,* 1,362, or 5*1 per
cent., jive times ; 2,062, or 7'7 per cent., six or seven times 2,290, or 8'5 per cent., eight,
nine, or ten times; and 8,902, or 33‘2 per cent., above ten times. The percentage of
■females previously committed above ten times was 50‘9 as compared with 18‘9 among
males.
Age and sex The following summary shows the age and sex of the ordinary prisoners (other than
prisoners. debtors and persons charged' with military and naval offences) committed to the larger
TaMei9(6). Local Prisons in Ireland in 1889, together with the proportions per cent, of each sex
at the several age-periods : —
Ages.
Total of
both Sexes.
Men and
W'omen
and Girls.
Proportion per cent.
Men and
Women
and Girls.
Total, ....
39,030
24,281
14,749
100-
lOO-
Under twelve years,
76
69
7
0-3
0-1
Twelve years and under sixteen, .
501
435
66
1-8
0-5
Sixteen years and under twenty-one.
6,338
4,983
1,355
20-5
9-2
Twenty-one years and under thirty.
13,378 .
8,795
4,583
36-2
31-1
Thii-ty years and under forty.
9,673
4,991
4,682
20-6
31-7
Forty years and under fifty.
4,921
2,525
2,396
10-4
16-2
Fifty years and under sixty,
2,389
1,269
1,120
5-2
7-6
Sixty years and upwards.
1,750
1,214
536
5-0
3-6
Age not ascertained,
4
-
4
-
0-0
statistics of the occupations of ordinary criminals committed during the year
prisoners. 1889, are given in Table 19 (e), page 88. They show the usual laj-ge proportion of
Table 19(e).
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moBtitutes 'arid unoccupied women of bad ' character, the'immbers under these heads Paail-
being and 3,363 respectively, out of a total of 14,749 female prisoners. SiaiSiios.
Criminal and Dangerous Lunatics. ChapterIII.
The following summary shows the number of persons detained in lunatic asylums, ‘'"f’'
fte authority under which they were committed, and the mode of their disposal during
the year
Ireland, 1889.
INTENT TO COMMIT CRIME.
M.n.
Women, j
Total.
Total number of sucli Lunatics under detention during year,
5,395
3,663
9,058
Under detention at commencement of year,* . .
• 4,176
2,708
6,884
Committed by Justices, under 30 31 Vie., c. 118,
1,152 •
934
2,086
Received from Prisons under warrant of Lord Lieutenant,
57
21
78-
Received from other Asylums, . .
-
-
Received under warrant of the Secretary of State for War,
10
-
10
Total number disposed of during year.
1,047
772
1,819
Dia.'linrirf.fl mi becoming sane, on certificate of Resident
625
384
909
Medical Superintendent.
Died, ...••••
275
226
501
Given to their friends, . . • , •
177
106
283
Became ordinary patients on expiration of sentence.
15
12
27
Removed to workhouses, as sane,
39
37
76
Discharged as sane by warrant of Lord Lieutenant,
1
2
3
Removed to-Prison for trial or punishment,
10
1
11
Escaped, . . ■ • • •
1
1
2
Transferred to other Asylums, . . • •
4
3
Remaining under detention at close of year.
4,348
2,891
7,2.39
at large.
Criminaland
Dangerous
Lunatics in
confinement.
Table 32.
committal.
Table 33.
oee ANoie i. j iiugc aua.
The above statement shows an increase of 355 in the number under detention at the Grounds of
end of 1889, as compared with the number at the commencement of the year. committal.
The following summary shows the number of dangerous lunatics committed to asylums
in 1889, and the offences which ciiminal lunatics committed to asylums during the year,
were charged with having committed ; —
Offences of Lunatics or Grounds op Committal.
Mates.
Females.
Total of both
'Sexes.
Proportion
' per cent.
Total committed during the year, . . , •
1,219
■ 955
2,174
ICO-
Dangerous persons, having intent to commit crime,
1,152
934
2,086
95-9
Assaults and riot, . •
14
7
21
1-0
Offences against property, . . • • •
10
5
15
or
Ofiencea against human life, • •
11
4
15
0-7
Other offences than those here specified, .
25
4
29
1-3
Vagrants and insane persons without control, .
1
8
0-4
It appears from this table that the lunatics committed as dangerous pei-sons at large
having an intent to commit crime, formed 95'9 per cent, of the total number of criminal
and dangerous lunatics committed during the year.
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Paet I.
Criminal
Statistics.
ChapteeIII.
Criminals
&c., in
Confine-
ment and
at large.
Criminal
and Dan-
gerous
Lunatics.
Jndgraentor
orderof com-
mittal under
which de-
tained.
Table 33,
Reformatory
Schools.
Number in
confinement.
Table iS.
Social Con-
dition on
Admission.
Table 27.
The followiag summary shows the judgments or orders under which criminal and
dangerous lunatics were committed to asylums in Ireland in 1889 ; —
JuBOJiEXi OR Order or Coat.Miir.vL,
Mnl...
Females.
Total of both
Se-xes.
Proporttoa
per cent.
Total committed during year, ....
1,219
1 955 ^
2,174
L 100-
Committed to asylums by Justices as dangerous, under stilt.
30 & 31 Vic., c. 118, s. 10, . . . .
Transmitted from prisons by Lord Lieutenant’s warrant: —
Became insane while undergoing sentence of imprisonment.
1 1,152
934
2,086
95-9
38
16
54
2-5
Pound or declared insane, ....
8
3
11
0’5
Became insane after committal and before trial, .
6
1
7
0-3
Acquitted as insane, .....
5
1
6
0-3
Committed by Secretary of State for War,
10
“
10
0'5
It appears that 95-9 per cent, of the lunatics were committed direct to asylums by
Justices as dangerous with intent to commit crime, and that only 3'6 per cent, were sent by
Lord Lieutenant’s wan'ant; 0'5 per cent, were committed by the Secretary of State for War.
Reforsiatory Schools.
With respect to institutions for the prevention of crime, namely, Reformatory and
Industrial Schools, the following statement deals with juvenile criminals under Reforma-
tory control in the year 1889, compared ■with 1888.
Number of Childres on the Bolls of
Beforjiatory Schools i.n Iselakd.
End of 1889.
Girls.
Total Boys
aud Girls.
End of 1888.
Total.
Increase
1889.
Deoreiis
188^
In School, ......
648
115
763
855
_
92
On licence, ... ...
60
60
40
20
-
Retained in School, sentence expired,
1
1
2
-
1
Absconded, sentence uuexpired,
6
-
6
8
-
2
In Prison,
-
-
-
1
-
1
Total, ....
714
116
830
906
-
76
From this table it appears that there was a decrease of 76 in the number of children
on the rolls of Reformatory schools in Ireland at the end of 1889, as compared with the
close of the preceding year. There were 92 less in the schools under sentence ; and 20
more on licence. Not one of those on the rolls wasin prison at the close ofthe year. One
girl was being retained in school (with her own consent), after sentence had expired, until
provided with employment : at the end of the preceding year one boy and one girl were so
retained. Six of those on the rolls at the close of 1889 had absconded, with sentence un-
expired, being a decrease of 2 as compared with the number under this heading in 1888.
The total number on the rolls at the close of the year 1889 was 830 (714 boys and
only 116 girls) : the number committed during the year was 177 — 154 boys and 23 girls—
showing a decrease of 45 as compared with the committals for the preceding year.
The social condition of the children committed in 1889 to Reformatories in Ireland
is shown in the following- table : —
1 Proportion per cent.
Bo,,.
1 Girls,
Total committed, .....
154
23 •
100-
100'
Illegitimate, deserted, or both parents destitute
or criminal, ....
4
1 i
3
4
Both parents alive, not included in foregoing, .
81
12
One parent dead, ....
56
Total orphans, . ...
13
1
The illegitimate, the deserted, and those having both parents destitute or criminal
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were equal to 3 per cent, of the boys and 4 per cent, of the girls. Those having both
parents living, and .who are not included in the foregoing, formed 58 per cent, of the
boys and 52 per cent, of the girls. The orphans (including those having one parent
dead) were 44 per cent, of boys and 44 per cent, of girls.
The degree of education of children committed to Reformatory Schools is shown in
the following summary : —
E.,..
Girls.
1
Propovtioi
ipor cent,
Boys.
Girls.
Total coEunitted, . . . •
154
23
ICO-
100-
71
3
46-1
130
Itead, or read asd write imperfectly, .
63
Bead and write well, .
13 0
Superior instruction, . .
The want of education is seen from this summary, which shows that 46’1 per cent,
of the boys were wholly uneducated ; only IS per cent, could read and write well,
while the remainder, 40'9 per cent., had received a small amount of education ; and
that of the 23 girls admitted, 3, only, could read and write well.
Pakt I.
Criminal
Statistics.
ChaptebIII.
Criminals,
in
Confine-
ment and
at large.
Degree of
Education.
Table 27.
Want of
education.
Industrial Schools.
The institutions in which the largest number of persons were in custody at the end of
the year were Industrial Schools. Table 31.
The total number of Industrial Schools in 1889 was 71, being an increase of 1 as
compared with the number in 1888. Of the VI schools 28 were in Munster, 19 m
Leinster, IS in Connaught, and 11 in Ulster.
The following summary shows the number of children under warrant of detention m dumber u
Industrial Schools in Ireland at the end of 1889, as compared with similar statistics for
the end of 1888 : —
CnlLDBKI ON THE ROI.LS OP INDUSTRIAL SCHOOIA
IN Ireland.
Eud of 1889. 1
End of
Incrsase,
1889.
°="
Boys.
Girts.
Total.
InScliool, . . . •
On Licence, . • • •
Absconded, • • . *
Retained in scbool, sentence expired,
Total,
3,249
332
6
11
4,32.5
413
1
7,574
745
7
84
7,342
725
8
76
233
20
8
1
3,598
4,812
j 8,410
8,151
259
-
It appears from this table that the number of children on the rolls of Industrial
Schools in Ireland at the end of 1889 (8,410) is higher by 259 than the number
(8 151) at the end of 1888. Of the total number, 7,674 were m the schools undergoing
their sentence of detention, 84 were retained in school by their own consent although
their sentences had expired, 745 were on licence, and 7 had absconded.
Tb. followino- fio-ures show the ages of the oliildren placed in these schools in 1889
j
Ages of Children.
Boys
audCfirls.
Boys. j
Girts.
i
1 Per-centaje of Total.
Boys.
Girts.
Total, . . • •
TJndcr 6 years, • . . •
1,469
761
70S
100-
100-
50
10
40
1-3
5-6
G and under 8 years,
8 and under 10 years,
10 and under 12 years,
1 2 years and upw ards,
'357
407
413
242
155
213
237
146
■'202
194
176
' 20-4
28-0
3M
19-2
27-4
24-9
13-6
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Past I.
CnniifiAL
SrATISTICS.
It appears from these figures that 62 per cent, of the girls and 50 per cent, of the boys
were brought under careful training in these schools at the early age of under ten years.
In 1888, 764 girls were sent to Industrial Schools, as compared with 553 boys ;
and in 1889, 708 girls T^'ere sent, as compared with 761 boys.
Table 3 exhibits statistics of the number of known thieves, depredators, receivers of
stolen goods, and suspected persons at large and of the houses they frequent. There
were in April last year 675 known thieves and depredators (473 males and 202 females),
of whom 39 were under 16 years of age; 113 (60 males and 53 females) receivers of
stolen goods ; and 1,201 (779 males and 422 females) suspected persons, including 134
under 1 6 years of age.
TbiereSjAc.
at large.
Table 3.
Ca.\PT£aiy.
Cost of
Jiepressinff
Crime.
CHAPTER IV.— COST OF THE REPRESSION OF CRIME.
The cost of repression of crime is shown in the following statement : —
Tables 1, 2,
Police
Establish-
ments.
The following summary shows the Police Force in Ireland in 1889, compared v;ith
the number in 1888, at the periods of the year stated in the tables
Police
Establieb-
ments.
Tables 1
aud 2.
A column in the first table in the Appendix shows the proportion which the number
of effective force of Constabulary bears to the population in the various counties, and in
• For year ended Slst March. t "For year ended 31st Dsoemljer.
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CONSTADULABY AND POLICE.
1888.
Togo Increase,
1889.
DooKAse,
Royal Irish Constalulary.
Officers, .....
. 270 '
370
_
Head-Constables, Constables, &c., . .
12,496
12,493
3
Total, .
. 12,766
12,763
3
Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Superior Officers, ....
. 38
34
4
Sergeants, Constables, <Scc.,
1,179
1,180 1
-
Total, .
. 1,217
1,214
3
Grand Total,
. 13,983
13,977
6
Cost 07 Eephession o? Crit4e.
1889.
Increase.
Decrease.
£
£
£
£
Total cost, ....
2,048,566
2,048,231
-
285
Police,* ....
1,557,494
1,557,919
425
Prosecutions,* ....
51,105
55,392
4,287
-
Prisons,* ....
111,866
105,140
-
6,726
Lunatics,"! . • . .
141,241
153,511
12,270
-
Industrial Schools, "f . ,
164,762
156,918
7,844
Reformatory Scbools,"! . .
22,098
19,401
-
2,697
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provincial towns with a separate Police force, in Ireland. In the following counties. the
proportion of Police to population is the smallest, as will be seen from the table : —
Londonderry, .... 11 in every 10,000 of tte population in 1881.
Down, .... 11 „ II
Antrim, .... 11 n i>
Tyrone, .... 12 „ ,,
CuAPTEttIV.
Costqf
Repressing
Crime.
In tlie following counties in Ireland the proportion of Police is the largest rjnte.”"'
WestmeatL . . . • 41 in every 10,000 of tlie population in 1881.
’ • Proportion
Limerick, ..... » .. of Police to
Tipperary, S. R., • . . • 38 „ „ population.
Kerry, ..... 35 „ „ Tables 1
35 „ „
Meath, ..... 35 „ >,
The proportion of Police in the principal Cities and Towns is as follows : —
Belfast Town Force, . . . . 36 b every 10,000 of the population in 1881.
Dublin Metropolitan Police District, . . 33 » »
Galway, ..... 32 „ n
Drogboda, ..... 32 „ »
Londonderry, .... 31 » „
Waterford, . . • • ■ 29 „ „
Kilkenny, . . . • • 29 „
Cork, 24 „ „
Limerick, ..... 23 „ »
The proportion of Police — excluding County Inspectors and District Inspectors
but including Depot and Reserve Force — to the estimated population of Ireland in
1889 was 30 in every 10,000 of the people.
In the Royal Irish Constabulary the members of the different branches of the Detectives.
Force are selected for special duty when necessary; in the Police of the Dublin
Metropolitan Police District an entire division consisting of 39 effective men (10
detective officers, 13 Constables, and 16 Sergeants,) 4 Inspectors, and 1 Superintendent,
are employed as detectives.
The following table shows the total cost of the Police Establishments in Ireland for cost of
the year ended 31sl March, 1S89, as compared with that for the preceding year Je™.'*'
ies and Towns is as follows : —
36 b every 10,000 of the popuUtiou in 1881.
33 „ «
Cost of Police EstiDLiSHaENTS.
1888.
1889.
^°889* ’
Decrease,
1889.
£
£
£
£
Total of all Irolaud,
1,557,494
1,557,919
425
-
Ptoyal Irish Constabulary,
1,410,454
1,412,947
2,493
-
Dublin Metropolitan Police,
147,040
144,972
2,068
This table indicates an increase of £425 in the total cost of the Police Force,
following a decrease of £12,390 in the year ended 31st March, 1888.
The demand for extra Constabulary during the year ended 30th September, 1889, Extra Con-
was much below the average for the preceding five years : the greatest number charge-
able in any month was 1,827 in October, 188S, as against 1867 in February, 1888, 1,958 Part IV.
in October, 1886, 1,638 in May, 1886, 2,286 in October, 1884, and 3,077 in October,
1883 ; the least number chargeable, 1,664 in July, 1889, was 117 below the minimum
for the preceding year, winch was 1,781 in July, 1888.
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Paet I.
Ceiminai.
Statistics.
ChapieeIV.
Cost of
Repressing
Crime.
Cost of
Criminal
Lunatics in
Asylums,
Table 32.
Cost of
Industrial
Scliools.
Table 31.
Cost of
Criminals
in Confine-
mcnt.
Tables 24
and 28.
State
Prisons.
Table 24.
Eeforina.
Tories.
Table 28.
Costs of
Criminal
Prosecu-
tions.
Table 26.
The cost of criminal lunatics and dangerous lunatics charged with an intention to
commit a crime, is .£153,511, or £12,270 in excess of the amount for the preceding year.
In the case of Industrial Schools, the total expenditure returned is £156, 918-
Imperial Taxes,* £93,508 ; Local Eates,* £34,552; other sources, £29,698, being a
decrease of £7,844, as compared with the amount for the year 1888.
The following table shows the cost of criminal classes, other than lunatics, in confine-
ment in 1889, as compared with 1888 : —
Cosi OF CaiJiisAL Classes i.s
Confinement.
1888.
1889.
^°i8By!°’
Decrease,
3889.
£
£
£
£
Total of places of confinement, .
133,964
124,541
-
9,423
Prisons, t • • • •
111,866
105,140
_
6,726
Reformatories,! . .
22,098 :
19,401 j
-
2,697
The cost of State Prisons in Ireland (including Convict Prisons, Larger and Minor
Local Prisons, and Bridewells), for the year, ended 31st March, 1889, was £105,140,
showing a decrease of £6,726, as compared with the cost for the preceding year, which-
was £12,587 below that for the year 1886-7.
As to Keformatories, the total costs in Ireland for the year 1889, -are returned as
£19,401 — £12,716 charged to Imperial Taxes, § £5,985 to Local Eates,§ and £1,601 to
other sources — being £2,697 under the amount for the year 1888.
The form of return as to costs of criminal prosecutions, settled in 1872, has been
continued. It brings the information up to 31st March, 1889.
CniJiiNAL Courts.
Costs of Criminal Prosecutions.
1887-83.
1888-89.
1888-89.
1883-89.
£
£
£
£
Total of all Ireland, ....
61,105
55,392
4,287
_
Assizes and Commission Courts, .
39,361
39,502
41
_
Quarter Sessions, ....
8,067
9,153
1,086
-
Petty Sessions, Inquests, and Police
Courts,
3,677
6,737
3,060
-
This table shows an increase in the cost of criminal prosecutions in Ireland in 1888-89
of £4,287, following a decrease of £8,541 in 1887-88.
* The sum (£128,060) entered under “ Imperial Taxes ” and “ Local Kates ” includes £840 unexpended at
close of year.
I For year ended 31st March. t For year ended 31st December.
§ The sum (£18,701), entered under “Imperial Taxes” and “Local Kates” includes £29 unexpended in one
Refoimatory at the close of the year, and £872, -which on the closing of St. Patrick’s Beformatory for
Boys, Upton, Co. Cork, went to pay bills for maintenance of inmates duo at end of 1888, but not paid
imtil 1889.
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FART II— JUDICIAL STATISTICS.
jTOIOrAL
Statistios.
The Tables in this part include Statistics relating to the Civil Jurisdiction of all Arraagc-
Courts in Ireland. Tables.
The Courts and Offices are divided into those which relate to the Central Adminis-
tration of Justice, and those which relate to the Local Administration of Justice.
The latter are classified into larger and smaller District Administration of Justice,
according to the size of the districts into which Ireland is divided for the Special
Jurisdiction.
L— CENTEAL AOMINISTEATION OF JUSTICE.
The Central Administration of Justice includes the High Court of Justice, which CentraZ
consists of four divisions — Chancery, Queen’s Bench, Exchequer, and the Probate and
Matrimonial Division. Jusitc e.
Arrange-
There are three outlying Courts : — The Court of the Land Commission, the High ment of
Court of Admiralty, and the Court of Bankruptcy. As regards the last-named Court
it is to be noted that under the Local Bankruptcy (Ireland) Act, 1S88 (ol & 52 Vic.,
cap. 44), which came into operation on 1st January, 1889, Local Bankruptcy Courts
were constituted in Belfast, and Cork. Tables containing details of the business in
these Courts are given in the Appendix.
The Central Appellate Jurisdictions, viz.. Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal, Ireland ;
Court for Crown Cases Eeserved ; Court for- Cases Eeserved for Judges of the Queens
Bench and Exchequer Divisions; the Privy Council in Ireland; Her Majesty in
Council ; and the House of Lords ; have been grouped along with the other Central
Jurisdictions, as they are closely connected with them.
The chief business of the Queen’s Bench and Exchequer Divisions (the proceedings at
the Plea side) is given in consecutive tables. The Statistics regarding the exclusive-,
jurisdiction of each of the divisions : — at the Crown side of the Queen’s Bench, as to
election petitions and acknowledgments of married women in the same division, and at
the Eevenue side of the Exchequer, are given last, as the business is so small, compared
with that transacted on the Plea side of these divisions.
The proceedings at Jury Trials in Dublin of these divisions, and the Dublin County
Court Appeals, are grouped together, as the business is really transacted on a con-
solidated plan. With these, the proceedings at chambers before a single ‘ Judge,
and the applications to have cases of minor importance remitted to County Courts are
grouped together.
The offices of Eegistration of Judgments and Eecord of Title are grouped together,
and along with them is given the Eegistry of Deeds, as the functions peifonued by
all three are somewhat similar.
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Pakt II,
JODICIAL
Statistics.
Central
Administra^
tion of
Justice.
Arrange-
ment of
Tables.
Chancery
DwisioTi,
Business in
Court before
Lord Chan-
cellor, Mas-
ter of the
Rolls, and
Vice-Chan-
cellor.
Tables
U, 35.
Registrars’
Office.
Table 34.
The statistics as to the Chancery, Common Law, and Land Judge’s Taxing 0£5ces
are given in one Table, the offices having been consolidated.
As the business of the Receiver’s Office of the Land Judge corresponds with a large
part of the business of the Registrar in Lunacy (that relating to the Accounting of Com-
mittees of Estates of Lunatics), the statistics of the two offices have been placed together.
The information from the Inland Revenue Department, as to all the law taxes, is
included in one return.
High Court op Justice — Chancery Division.
The following summary shows the Court business in the Chancery Division during
the years 1S88 and 1889, with the increase or decrease under each head in the latter
year.
CouBT Business in Chancery Division.
18ii8.
18BS.
Decrease,
1889.
Befoee Lokd Chancellor.
[N.B. — The Lord Chancellor sits constantly as Presi-
deut of the Court of Appeal during five days of the
week. He also exercises under the Queen’s Sign
Manual the solo jurisdiction in Lunacy. ' For his
Orders, made in that Department, see p. 44 in/ra.]
Orders on motions special or from Chambers, .
43
36
_
7
Orders on motions of course, ....
10
12
-
Orders on petitions of course, ....
-
-
-
-
Orders on petitions heard, ....
Causes, actions, &c., heard, ....
6
5
-
—
—
—
-
Motions for decree or judgment heard, . .
—
—
—
—
Causes, actions, &e., for further consideration beard, .
-
-
■
“
69
63
-
6
Before Master of the Rolls.
Orders on motions special or from Chambers,
362
315
-
47
Orders on motions of course, ....
188
186
-
2
Orders on petitions heard, ....
Causes, actions, lie., heard, ....
74
64
-
10
44
42
-
2
Motions for decree or judgment hoard, . .
Causes, actions, &c., for fuidher consideration heard, .
63
42
-
11
41
46
“
762
694
-
68
Before Vice-Chancellor.
Orders on motions special or from Chambers, . .
337
307
-
30
Orders on motions of course, ....
159
143
—
16
Orders on petitions heard, ....
Orders on County Court Appeals,
68
64
-
4
7
11
4
-
Causes, actions, &c., heard, . . . .
Motions for decree or judgment heard, .
38
34
-
57
50
-
7
Causes, actions, &c., for further consideration heard.
62
33
—
29
County Court equity appeals heard, • . .
9
13
4
-
737
655
-
82
Total,
1,558
1,402
-
156
This table shows a decrease of Court business of 156 proceedings, following a
decrease of 45 in 1888.
In the office of the Registrars of the Chancery Division, the total number of Side
Bar Orders was 482, or 8 under the number for 1888.
* Ttere were also 12 of such Appeals before the Laud Judge in 1889, and 7 in 1888.
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From the County Court equitable jurisdiction, up to £300 property and £30 a
yeai’ ju land, there were 22 Appeals filed, which, with 3 pending at the close of 1888,
made 25 for hearing during last year ; all v/ere argued, with the result that
11 were dismissed with costs or affirmed, and 5 decrees of the County Court were
reversed or varied ; 2 eases were struck out or withdrawn, and 7 were pending at the
end of the year.
The following is a summary of the principal proceedings in the chambers of the
Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellor : —
Phoceedikos in CnAMBEits OP Chancery Judges.
IB88.
1389.
Increase,
)889.
Decrease,
1889.
Summonses : —
To make Infants "WaKls, ....
24
27
3
-
For the Administration of Estates,
93
84
-
9
TJnder tlie Cbaiitiible Ti'usts Acts,
-
-
-
Forappointment of Guardians andmaintenau ce of Infants,
For other purposes,
j- 683
638
-
144
Other Summonses than to originate Proceedings,
1,774
1,620
-
154
Appointments (by Summonses, &o.), disposed of,
Orders made : —
5,680
5,329
-
351
Of the Class drawn up by the Registrars, .
4
-
-
4
Of the Class drawn up in Chambers, .
1,526
1,401
-
125
Orders brought into Chamber for prosecution : —
Other than Orders for winding up Companies,
335
291
-
44
For 'sJinding up Companies,
2
1
-
1
Number of AdTertisemeats issued, .
123
117
-
6
EeceiTcis’ Accounts passed, .
38
31
-
7
Receipts thei-ein, .....
£100,205
£87,838
-
£12,367
Disbursements and Allowances therein,
£93,728
£80,790
-
£12,938
Accounts passed other than Receivers’ Accounts : —
Number of Accounts, ....
289
266
-
23
Receipts therein,
£2,036,426
£1,441,025
-
£595,401
Disbursements and allowances thei’ein,
£1,853,304
£1,337,379
-
£515,925
The amount of property passed in accounts fell from £2, 136, 631, in 1888, to £1,528,863,
being a decrease of £607,768.
In the Lord Chancellor’s, the blaster of the Rolls’, and the Vice-Chancellor’s Chambers
there were at the end of the year 843 Wards of Court. The new Minor Matters in
the year were 28, relating to 58 Minors as compared with 27 new Matters and 62
new Wards in 1888.
The number of actions by writ of summons was 491, showing a decrease of 66
from the number (557) in 1888. The proportion of lower scale to higher scale was as
11 to 89 per cent. The originating summonses (166) are 34 less than the summonses
Part II.
JlTDIOJAL
Statistics.
Central
Administra-
tion of
Justice.
Chancery
Division.
CMefOIerks’
Returns of
proceedings
inOliambers
Table 3C>.
Minor mat-
ters in
Cbambers.
Clerk of
Records
and Writs.
Table 37.
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Paet II.
JCDICIAL
Statistics.
Central
A dministra-
tion of
Justice.
Chancery
Division.
Lord Chan-
cellor’s
Secretary.
Table 38.
Secretary
at the Rolls.
Table 38.
Crown and
Hanaper
Office.
Table 39.
Land Judge
Registrar’s
Returns.
Table 41.
Record and
Affidavit
Office.
Table 40.
Keeper of
Deeds.
Table 42.
Business
in Queen’s
Bench and
Exchequer
Divisions.
Tables 43,
44, 46, 47,
and 48.
filed (200) in 1888. In the Notice Department there were 13,869 original documents,
against 14,286 in 1888, and 52,181 copies, against 57,156 in 1888.
The Lord Chancellor made 61 orders on Petitions as to Commissioners for
administering oaths for the High Court of J ustice. There were 9 orders on Petitions,
as to Notaries. The orders as to other Petitions, including Minor Matters, were 41.
The warrants for Magistrates were 208, as compared with 172 in 1888 ; the warrants
as to Coroners were 8.
The return of the Secretary at the Bolls gives the particulars of 72 petitions set
down for hearing before the Master of the Bolls. It appears that 29 of these were
under the Trustee Acts, and 29 under the Public Works and Bailway Acts.
In the Crown and Hanaper Office there were 2,933 official acts during the year 1889,
as compared with 2,262 in 1888.
Land Jodgd.
Under the Land Judge the net rental, or annual value (where given) o( Estates
sold in the year ended 1st November, 1889, was £28,269 as compared with £18,399 in
1888, £17,974 in 1887, £20,967 in 1886, £16,720 in 1885, £15,646 in 1884, and £19,403
in 1883, and the purchase money was £402,923, as compared with .£272,442 in 1888,
£276,522 in 1887, £296,116 in 1886, £241,653 inl885, £307,274 in 1884, and £288,750
in 1883. As the properties sold did not consist solely of fee simple lands, the several
amounts here set forth include the purchase money of life estates and other limited terms
as well as of lands in fee.
The number of cases pending at the end of the year in the Judge s Chamber was
2,890 as compared with 2,790 iu 1888.
There were only 208 petitions filed in 1889, against 259 in 1888 and 282 in 1887,
only 27 being by owners. The number of affidavits filed was 3,615, against 3,630 In
1888, and 3,962 in 1887.
The number of abstracts of title lodged was 146, and the number of deeds and other
documents lodged 5,236.
Qoebk’s Bench and Exohequee Divisions.
The proceedings at the Plea side of the Queen’s Bench and Exchequer Divisions are
arranged in a single table for each division, although the figures have been supplied by
thres^otficers— the Clerk of Writs, the Master, and the Eegistrar. This has been done
to produce tables comparable with those in the English returns.
The total number of writs of summons for the two divisions showed a decrease
of 8,608 from 21,451 in 1888, to 17,843. The number of cases which actually came to
trial’ by jury in Dublin in 1889 was 262, being 21 under the number in 1888; the
amount of money recovered at these trials shows an increase from £17,326 in 1888,
to £26,061 in 1889.
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Of the other busiaess of the Divisions on the Plea side, there were 20,264 affidavits,
showing a decrease of 3,853 as compared with the number for 1888. Statisxws.
At Chambers there were 694 summonses against 737 in 1888. The motions on notice Central
before a single Judge numbered 1,019 against 1,211 in the preceding year. The number
of esparte motions, including consent orders, granted before a single Judge, was 1,503, jutiike.
being a decrease of 116 as compared with the number in 1888.
The Judges for Jury trials in Dublin also hear Appeals fi'om the Courts of the
Recorder, the County Court Judge for the City and County of Dublin. DivUiom.
The statistics of these appeals or rehearings in 1888 and 1889 are as follows ; —
Appeals (Reheaiungs).
Entered.
Affirmed.
Reversed.
Settled,
Struck out, &C.
Remanets.
From Decree or Dismiss of Eecorder 1 1888,
56
19
16
6*
15
of Dublin City and County Courts >
(including case stated), . . ) 1889,
68
33
13
3
9
* Including 4 cases in ■which notice of trial was not served.
in Queen’s
Bench and
Exchequer
Divisions,
Tables 43,
44, 45, 46,
48, and 49.
Appeals
heard before
Judges of
Consoli-
dated Jury
Trial Court,
Table 49.
The proceedings as to applications to have cases remitted to County Courts are as
follows : —
PnocEEDiXGS USDER Stat. S3 & 31 Vic., cap. 109.
1088. -
1
1889.
Increase,
1889.
Decrease,
1889.
Number of applica'tious to remit to inferior Coui-ts,
347 •
370
23
-
Number of applications refused, .
66
64 1
-
2
Number of applications granted, .
281
306 1
25
”
In Cases of Contract under ^50.
Number of applications gi'anted, . . ' .
123
117
-
6
1
In Cases of Tort.
Number of applications granted under sec. 6,
168
189
31
-
Cases
remitted to
County
Courts.
Table 50.
It appears from this table that the number of applications to remit cases to the County
Courts, was 370, showing an increase of 23 as compared with the year 1888. Of the
306 applications granted, 117 were in cases of contract and 189 in cases of tort.
The business of the Judges of the High Court on Circuit is dealt with at page 47.
Queen's Bench Division.
The Queen’s Coroner, Attorney and Master on the Crown side has made his usual
return of the business at the Crown side of the Queen’s Bench. See Table 51.
There were no election petitions in 1889.
In 1889, 9-s in the two preceding years, no acknowledgments by mai'xied women were
filed. Under the provisions of the Conveyancing Act, 1882 (45 <& 46 Vic., cap. 39,
see, 7), no Certificates and Affida-^its of Acknowledgments are filed save such as relate
to Deeds executed before the commencement of the Act.
Two Perpetual Commissioners were appointed ; only one such appointment was
in the preceding year. There were 14 Special Commissions granted in 1889,
decrease of 8 as compared with the number in 1888.
F
at tbeC^wB
Sidi^ TaU«
ai.
Aekt»»r-
Waasupsk
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Past II.
Judicial
Statistics.
Central
Administra-
tion of
Justice.
Exchequer
Division.
Revenue
side.
Tables
45 and 54.
Registry of
Judgments
Office.
Table 55.
Excheqtjbe Division.
The writs issued on the Eevenue side were 375, as compared with 433 in 1888. The
Side Bar Rules were 65, as compared with 89 in 1888. The affidavits filed were 176
as compared with 188 in 1888.
Offictes of Registration.
The number of judgments, &c., registered In the Registry of Judgments Office in 1889
as compared with the preceding year, was as follows : —
Begistbv of Judqmests Office.
1880.
1889.
locrease,
1889.
Decrease.
1809.
Judgments of High Court of Justice registered,
3,992
2,789
_
1,203
,, ,, re-registered,
124
154
30
-
Revivals,
-
-
_
-
Decrees, Rules, and Orders,
-
-
_
-
Lis pendens,
614
717
103
-
Judgments from Courts in England and Scotland, .
14
8
-
Total,
4,744
3,668
-
1,076
Recognizances registered,
G59
144
_
515
„ re-registered, ......
63
26
-
37
Cro'wn Bonds registered,
27
47
20
-
„ re-registered, ......
87
4
83
Total,
836
221
-
615
Satisfactions of Judgments, ......
106
145
39
Vacates of Recognizances, and Cancellations of Crown
Bonds.
312
260
-
52
Negative Searches on £1 Stamps,
1
-
-
1
„ ,, 15s. Stamj)3, . , , , .
1,555
1,487
-
68
„ „ 2«. 6<f. Stamps, ....
105
86
-
19
Total,
2,079
1,978
-
101
Requisitions for liberty to search made by public, .
10,283
7,934
_
2,329
Stamped Certificates issued,
6,192
4,504
-
1,688
The figures in the above table show a considerable decrease of business in many
branches of the office and an increase in a few departments. The number of Judgments
registered has fallen from 3,992 in 1888, to 2,789 in 1889.
In the latter part of 1888 the compulsory registration of Recognizances, as a charge
against Real Estate was dispensed with, unless specially ordered.
None of the Judgments registered in 1889 was obtained before I5th July, 1850
(which judgments alone affect land without being registered in the Deeds Office as a
Judgment Mortgage) ; of the 154 Judgments re-registered, 147 were obtained before
15th July, 1850, and only 7 since that date.
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On comparing the number of judgments registered with the number of executions II*
issued on Judgments in the Queen’s Bench and Exchequer Divisions, it appears that
5,719 judgment executions are returned in the proceedings in Masters’ Offices as .
entered up, and that 2,789 judgments were registered in the Registry of Judgments Administra-
Office.
Justice.
The total number of estates or properties, the titles to which have been recorded in Record of
the Record of Title Office since its establishment in 1865, under Stat. 28 & 29 Viet.,
c. 88, sec. 67, is 779. The total value is stated to be £2,415,581.
There was no application in the year ended 1st November, 1889, to record land under
the 51st section of the Act, nor were there any new estates recorded in the Record of Title
Office during the year : nor any proceedings under the Land Debentures Act, 1865.
Bills of Sale are registered by the Master of the Queen’s Bench Division, and Bills of Sale,
included in his return of business at the Plea side. They are grouped here with
other offices of registration. The number of bills of sale was 445, as compared
wth 519 in 1888, and 691 in 1887.
The number of deeds registered in the Registry of Deeds Office in the year was 17,129, Registry of
as compared with 17,185 in 1888. Judgment Mortgage Affidavits are included in Tabic 57 .
this number : they amounted to 462, as compared with 571 in 1888. The searches
made by the public were 5,637 ; those lodged for official search were 2,476, of which
1,423 were negative searches, and 1,053 common searches. The abstract book, entered
up to 13th December in 1888, was, on the 31st of December, 1889, entered up to
7th December. In 1888 the Lands Index was completed to 16th of November, and in
1889 it was completed to 17th October. The Transcription of Memorials was com-
pleted to 24th of November in 1888, and to 26th November in 1889. The negative
searches lodged but not made were 91 in 1888, and 101 in 1889, and the common
searches lodged but not made numbered 38 in the former and 30 in the latter year.
The negative searches made and ready for delivery but not taken out amounted to
522, and the common searches to 37.
Taxation of Costs.
The Costs taxed in the Consolidated Taxing Offices, and certified, amounted Taxation of
to £246,072. The corresponding amount for 1888 was £217,443, which shows an Tabic 5 S.
increase of £28,629 for last year.
Administration of Propertt.
There were 156 new receivers appointed by the Land Judge, as compared with 154
in 1888, 102 in 1887, 153 in 1886, 149 in 1885, 154 in 1884, 151 in 1883, 165 in 1882, jmigl
118 in 1881, 109 in 1880, 62 in 1879, and 13 in 1878. The total number under the
Land Judge at the end of the year was 1,545, as compared with 1,464 at the end
ofl888.
The year’s rental under the Court of the receivers and guardians who passed accounts,
which are filed in the Consolidated Record and Writ Cffice, is £323,281, of which.
£143,646 was in minor matters, and £179,635 in other suits.
It appears that there were 739 lettings by proposal without biddings : there was
not a single letting by biddings. Cf the 739 lettings, 178 were for 7 years, pending
the cause, and 561 were for shorter periods.
F «
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Part II.
JCDICr.AL
Statistics.
Central
Administra-
tion oj
Justice.
Lunacy
Department.
Table 60.
Principal
Registry,
Table 61.
Comptroller
of Stamps'
Setnrn as to
Property
under
Probate, 4c.
Table 63.
The chief business in the Lunacy Department iu 1889 compared with 1888 was
follows : —
Luwact OrricR. '
1888.
[
Increase,
1889.
Decrease
1889. '
Orders of the Lord Chancellor, including Fiats
confirming Registrars’ Reports,
418
351
i
1
67
Affidavits filed, ....
555
488
-
67
Reports of Registrar, ....
139
107
'
32
Accounts, &c., passed by Registrar,
131
130
i
1
£
£
£
£
Gross income of Lunatics,
129,300
127,200
-
2.100
This summary indicates a decrease of 67 in affidavits, following an increase of 5 in
1888. The number of Orders (351) was 67 under that for the year 1888, and 60 under
the number for 1887.
The number of lunatics under the control of the Lord Chancellor at the close of 1889
was 255, being 6 under the number at the close of 1888.
Probate and Matrimonial Division.
The following is a summary of the business of the Court of Probate in Ireland and
the Principal Registry : —
Court op PnoBiiE— P rincipal Registry.
1888.
Isereaae,
1889.
Decrease,
1889,
Probates and administrations with Wills annexed, .
1,346
1,352
6
Administrations without Wills, ....
854
877
23
-
Total probates and administrations, .
2,200
2,229
29
-
Caveats,
584
579
_
5
Causes instituted,
122
101
-
21
Trials by special jury,
10
10
-
-
Trials by common jury, ......
20
15
-
5
Causes heard without a jury, .....
21
12
-
9
Court Motions, .
404
334
-
70
Petitions disposed of by Judge or Registrar, .
65
70
5
-
£
£
£
£
Total amount of fees received.
8,190
8,582
392
-
From the above it appears that there was an increase of 29 in probates and letters
of administration in 1889 as compared with 1888.
The taxation of costs is now included in the returns of the Consolidated Taxing Cffices.
A return received from the Comptroller of Stamp Duties shows the amount of
duty paid for Grants of Probate and Administration in 1889 to be £220,185, namely,
£125,975 in Dublin, and .£94,210 in the country districts, as compared with £172,153,
namely, £116, 535 -Tn Dublin and £55,618 in the country districts, in 1888, being an
increase of £48,032, following a decrease of £38,520 in 1888 as compared with 1887.
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As to matrimonial causes and matters and proceedings under the Legitimacy Declara-
tion Act (Ireland), 1868, it appears that there were 16 petitions filed in matrimonial
causes and matters during the year ; 10 citations were issued. There was one decree
for divorce a rnensd et ihoro, no decree of nullity of marriage, and no decree for resti-
tution of conjugal rights. There were 33 motions and 2 causes heard in the year.
There was no petition under the Legitimacy Declaration Act.
High Couet of Admiealtt.
The causes instituted in the High Court of Admiralty in Ireland in the year were
36, as compared with 34 in 1888 and 20 in 1887. There were 12 causes pending at
end of 1888, making 48 in all to be disposed of.
The motions and summonses heard were 61, final judgments and decrees 17, and
instruments. See., prepared in the Registry 129 ; showing a total of 207, being consider-
ably over the total in 1888, which was 162, consisting of 50 motions and summonses,
9 judgments and decrees, and 103 instruments, &c., prepared in the Registry.
CoUBT OF BaNKKUPTCT.
Judicial
Statistics.
Central
Administra^
tiern of
Justice.
Jurisdiction
in Matri-
monial
causes.
Table 62.
Admiralty.
Tables 64
In the following summary the principal proceedings in Bankruptcy are compared Bankruptcy,
with those of the preceding year. The figures for 1889 show the business in the Local gg
Courts in Belfast and Cork constituted under the Local Bankruptcy (Ireland) Act, 1888,
in addition to that in the Dublin Court ; —
1889. I
Pbocbedings in Binkboptct.
Court of
Bankruptcy,
Duklin.
Local
Belfast.
Cm?’
Total.
1888.
Increase,
1889.
Petitions of Bankruptcy :
By Creditors,
102.
20
6 1
128
147
-
19
By Debtors,
28 '
6
4
38
37
1
-
Petitions for Arrangement,
170*
37+
7t
214§
20811
6
-
Sittings before the Couri, .
4,284^
44
4,337
5,15411
-
817
Sittings before the Chief Registrar, and
the Chief Clerk in Dublin, and
those before the Registrar in Bel-
fast and in Cork,
3,226
89
87
3,402
3,668
-
266
It appears that the number of petitions of Bankruptcy in 1889 was 166, showing a
decrease of 18 as compared with the number, 184, in 1888, which was 35 under that
for 1887. The petitions for arrangement showed an increase of 6.
Pursuant to the Act 35 and 36 Vic., cap. 58, all applications in Insolvency matters insolvency,
are now dealt with and considered as Bankruptcy proceedings.
Details regarding the state of the Bankruptcies and Insolvencies under the charge of
each Official Assignee in 1889 are given in Tables 66 and 67.
Finance.
The Accountant-General, High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, carried over Acconntant-
(in cash and securities) on 1st of October .£5,825,360**, being ^19,551 under the
amount carried over on the corresponding day in 1888. Table 70.
§
This number includes 15 Private Arrangements turned into Bankruptcy.
„ 3 „
2 „ „ „
” 20
II ,, ” ” ”
II These sittings do not include “ Motions of Course ” made before the Judges.
*• £6 225 being adopted as the value of $15,000 and 21,000 Rupees in foreign currency.
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Paet II.
Judicial
Statistics.
Central
Administra-
tion of
Justice.
Law Taiea.
Table 72.
Her
Majesty’s
Court of
Appeal,
Ireland.
Table 73.
Privy
Couiicil,
Ireland.
Table 76.
Her Majesty
in Council.
Table 77.
House of
Lords.
Table 78.
Tables 74
aud 75.
Local
Admiiiistro/-
tion of
Justice'— ~
Larger
Lislricts.
Local Courts
of
Admiralty.
Table 79.
Table 71 contains particulars regarding the Eeceipts and Payments of the
Accountant-General of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland, in respect of the
funds of suitors in said Court, and a statement of Liabilities and Assets in respect of
such funds, also particulai-s of securities in Court.
A Return has been obtained from the Inland Revenue Department of the Law
Taxes levied in connexion with the High Court of Justice ; see Table 72.
Appellate Jueisdiction.
The Proceedings in the Supreme Cour-tsof Appeal, in 1889, are shown in Tables 73-78.
During the year 27 appeals from final judgments from Divisions of the High Court of
Justice were heard andjudgment delivered by Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal in Ireland,
10 of which Appeals were from the Chancery Division, lOfrom the Queen’s Bench, and 7
from the Exchequer Division. There were 47 appeals from interlocutory ordens from
Divisions of the High Court of Justice heard, viz. : — 10 from the Chancery Division, 23
from the Queen’s Bench, 13 from the Exchequer, and one from the Probate and Matri-
monial Causes Division. Forty-seven appeals from other Judges or Courts were heard,
3 of which were from the Judges in Bankruptcy, one from the High Court of Admiralty,
35 were Registry of Voters Appeals, and 8 were appeals from the Irish Land
Commission. There were also 6 original motions heard. The Judgments delivered
were 124. In 78 of these the Judgment below was affirmed ; in 35 it was
reversed ; in 4 reversed with declaration, direction, or finding ; and in 7 cases
varied.
There were 5 applications to the Privy Council in Ireland for confirmation of
Provisional Orders made in pursuance of the Labourers (Ireland) Acts,” and 2 such
applications remained over from 1888 ; in 2 cases the Orders were confirmed, in 3 varied,
and 2 cases were pending at the close of the year. There were also before the Council 5
applications under the “Tramways (Ireland) Acts, 1860 to 1883”; 10 objections to Schemes
framed in pursuance of the “Educational Endowments (Ireland) Act, 1885”; and 2
Petitions under the Fishery (Ireland) Act, 1888.
There were no appeals from Ireland to Her Majesty in Council.
The number of Appeals from Ireland presented to the House of Lords in 1 889 was 3 '
Three Judgments were delivered during the year, at the close of which 2 effective
Causes remained for hearing.
There were 2 appeals before the Judges of the Common Law Divisions, as to
Presentment and other Cases not within the 11 & 12 Vic., cap. 78 : particulars regarding
these cases are given in Table 74. There were 3 appeals before the Court for Crown
Cases Reserved. See Table 75
II.— LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE— LARGER DISTRICTS.
The tables in this part are arranged chiefly according to the degree of localization
carried out in the different jmisdictions.
Admiralty jurisdiction In Belfast in 1889 there were 2 actions or proceedings, and
in Cork, 4
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In the District Registries of the Court of Probate the chief business in 1888 and 1889
■svas as follows : —
Part II.
JtIDICIAIi
Statistics.
Court op Probate — District Reqistries.
1886.
1889.
Increase,
1889.
Decrease,
1889.
Granted in Common Form :
Probates, ........
1,913
2,065
152
-
Lettersofadministration — (Intestate Wido-ws’Acts)
11
9
-
: 2
„ — others,
1,598
1,663
65
i
Lettera of administration -with the Will annexed.
349
444
95
Granted under direction of Judge :
Probates,
13
9
-
4
Letters of administration,
20
8
-
12
Letters of administration -with the Will annexed.
2
17
' 15
-
Granted on Decrees of County Coiu-t Judges :
Probates,
10
13
! 3
_
Lettei-s of administration,
2
1
!
1
Letters of administration -with Will annexed,
2
6
4
-
Recalled or vai-ied :
!
Probates,
-
-
-
-
Letters of administration
2
4
2
-
Total granted, &c., ....
3,922
4,239
317
-
£
£
£
£
Total amount of fees received, .
9,195
10,287
1,092
-
Amount of duty on Schedules lodged
for grants, ....
72,289
110,097
37,808
Local
Administra-
fion of
Ju$tice-~
Larger
DietAcis.
District
Probate
Registries.
Table 80.
There has been an increase of 315 in the number of wills proved and letters of adminis- Number of
. m. pi'obates of
tration granted, in 1889, at the District Registries, of which there are eleven, ine wiiUand
aggregate number at both Central and District Registries (6,464) is 344 over the
number (6,120) in 1888. tionin
' ‘ Ireland.
The 33rd section of the Customs and Inland Revenue Act of 1881, affords local Proving of
T. J.U Wills -where
facilities for obtaining grants of probate or letters of administration, where the gross assets small,
value of the personal estate of the deceased does not exceed £300. In 1889 there were
in Ireland 101 towns (including Dublin and the 11 District Probate Registry Towns), of Inland
where officers of Inland Revenue were authorized to deal with applications under this Revenue.
Act.
Proceedings on CrRCOiT.
There are now only five circuits in Ireland, but Assizes are still held in thirty-three Jury Trials,
towns. Six of these towns are counties of cities and towns with distinct Grand and 02 ,
Petit Juries and Officers. The Grand and Petit Jurors of the county of the town
of Carrickfergus are brought to Belfast for assize purposes, but those of Drogheda
are not brought to Dundalk, tire county town of Louth. The causes entered for
trial on circuit in 1889 were 277 as compared with 203 in 1888. The amount homCounty
. . „„ Court
recovered fell from £8,846 in 1888 to £8,267 in 1889. Judges,
Table 85.
■ The Appeals on circuit numbered 2,902 in 1888 and 3,059 in 1889.
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I'ART II.
Judicial
Statistics.
Local
Administra-
tion of
Justice —
Larger
Districts.
Railway,
Tramway,
and other
traverses on
circuit.
Table 84.
Fines on
Jurors
on circuit.
Table 84.
Process
served.
Table 8G.
County
Court Pro-
ceedings.
Table 87.
Bjeetmeiits.
Cases
lleinitteJ.
Ordinary
Civil Bills.
There were in 1889, 14 objections to Presentments beard by Judges, and 22 special
directions given.
No railway traverses under the Pailway Acts, were returned in 1889 ; there were 3 in
the preceding year. There were no tramway traverses under Tramway Acts in either
year. The traverses other than railway and tramway traverses in 1889, were
54 in number — £6,460 was claimed in the cases where verdicts were given, and
£2,419 found by verdict.
The memorials from persons fined for non-attendance as Jurors fell from 119 in 1888
to 113 in 1889. The fines appealed from in cases heard fell from £426 in 1888 to £243.
The fines in cases heard were reduced to a total of £61 in 1888, and £53 in 1889.
County Couets.
Peturns have been obtained from the Process Servers, who are appointed under
statute by the County Court Judges and Pecorders, and whose salary is annually voted
by Parliament. Out of the entire number of 825 Process Servers, all but 9 have
made returns.
The Civil Bill ejectments served by these officers are 18,008 as compared with 25,421
in 1888, 20,686 in 1887, 21,064 in 1886, 18,592 in 1885, 22,528 in 1884, 22,706 in 1883,
19,035 in 1882, 13,621 in 1881, 10,633 in 1880, and 9,703 in 1879; the number of
replevins 298 as compared -with 499 in 1888, 348 in 1887, 294 in 1886, 430 in 1885, 312
in 1884, 289 in 1883, 407 in 1882, 412 in 1881, 378 in 1880, and 459 in 1879 ; and the
number of other civil bills, 167,730, as compared with 199,689 in 1888, 211,403 in 1887,
214,823 in 1886, 226,153 in 1885, 236,594 in 1884, 231,762 in 1883, 220,943 in 1882,
240,366 in 1881, 289,358 in 1880, and 347,909 in 1879.
The statistics of proceedings (other than at Equity or Land Sessions, or under Local
Admiralty Jurisdiction Act, or the Local Bankruptcy (Ireland) Act, 1888), in the
Courts of County Court Judges and Courts of Pecorders whether ejectments, causes
remitted from the Superior Courts, or other suits, have been collected into one Table.
In ejectments entered there was a decrease of 6,909 in 1889, following an increase of
5,663 in 1888, and a decrease of 231 in 1887.
Ejectments Entered.
For 1888, , . 22,343
For 1889, . . 15,434
Decrease in 1889, . 6,909
In cases remitted from the Superior Courts which were entered below there
was a decrease from 312 in 1888 to 277 in 1889 ; in 1887 the number was 331. In
other suits there was a decrease of 12,477, from 90,958 in 1888 to 78,481 in 1889,
following an increase of 746 between 1887 and 1888. There were only 100 cases
disposed of by a jury.
The amount decreed in the Civil Bill Courts in 1889 was £356,807 in ejectment
cases, and £325,326 in other suits, making £682,133.* Compared with 1888, the
amount decreed in ejectment cases shows a decrease of £197,742 and the amount decreed
in other suits a decrease of £69,822. The costs adjudged to plaintiffs amounted to
£56,631, being £25,983 under the amount in 1888. Of these costs, £23,510 was in
ejectment cases, and £33,121 in other suits.
* Including £2,525 at lAnd Seesiona, under the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1870, the total was £684,668.
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The Equitable Jurisdiction cases for 1889 (exclusive of Lunacy Proceedings), were 760
as compared ■with 695 cases for 1888. Statistios.
In County Court Lunacy Cases, under the jurisdiction conferred by the Lunacy Act —
of 1880, there were 37 orders made. Administra-
AolassificationoftheejeotmentsexecutedhySheriffsandSpeoialBailiffsacoordingasthey
.»mc from the Hiffh Court of Justice or the County Court, gives the following results :— '
High Court. I
County- Courts. Courts, ^0,
18S8.
188!), [ Increase.
Decrease. |
1888. 1
I—-
Decrease. Local eipllt*’
o.bls> aHionS
Ejectments executed,
Leinster, .
Munster, .
"Ulster,
Connauglit, .
600
600
-
2,403
2,761
358
1
or proceed-
ings.
Table 88.
283
193
52
72
230
233
77
60
40
25
53
12
1
624
752
' 425
602
776
754
623
608
152
2
198
6
County
— Court
Lnuacy
“ Jurisdiction.
Table 88.
Ejectments
— executed by
Sheritfs, &c.
The ejectments executed show an increase of S58 — from 3,003 in 1888 to 3,361 last
year, following a decrease of 1,163 in 1888 as compared with 188-7.
In the ejectments from the High Court which were executed the total number was
the same as that (600) for 1888, which was 186 below the number for 1887, following
a decrease of 115 in 1887, an increase of 246 in 1886, a decrease of 200 in 1886, a
decrease of 101 in 1884, a decrease of 421 in 1883, and increases in each of the three
preceding years, viz.— 56 in 1882, 446 in 1881, and 49 in 1880.
The County Court Ejectment Suits entered and lodged increased from 9,866 in 1880, County
to 11,772 in 1881, and to 16,835 in 1882 ; fell to 14,744 in 1883, rose to 15,873 in 1884^ Ejectment
fell to 12,870 in 1885, rose to 16,911 in 1886, fell to 16,680 in 1887, rose to 22,343
in 1888 and fell to 15,434 last year, being a decrease of 6,909 as compared with 1888. tions
The executions of County Court ejectments show an increase of 358— from 2,403 in •
1888 to 2 761 in 1889. The number for 1888 was 977 under that for 1887.
The total number of Eviction Notices filed during the year 1889, under Section 7 of Ericttoa
the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887, was 6,531, of which 436 were filed in the High
Court of Justice, and 6,095 in County Courts. moo-i r
The number of Civil Bill decrees and dismisses returned as executed is 19,201, 01
which 12,147 were executed by Sheriffs, and 7,054 by Special Bailiffs.
The warrants to Special Bailiffs under Act 23 & 24 Vic., o. 154 (summary recovery
of possession of tenements), were 1,767 in 1888 and 1,933 in 1889. The warrants to
Special Bailiffs under 14 & 16 Vic., cap. 92, s. 15 (summary recovery of possession of
tenements overheld in towns), 16,109, show an increase of 1,476 from 14,633 m 1888.
The following is a Summary of the Eeturns of Sheriffs as to execution of ejectments,
classed so as to show the proportion that were and were not for non-payment of rent :
Warrants
Leinster, .
Munster, .
Ulster, .
Connauglit,
Ejectments for Nos-patuent op Bent.
2,293
2,570
782
752
429
607
41
192
ft Other Causes.
234
240
154
Cottier
Tenants
and Weekly
Tenants.
Table 94.
Summary
recovery
of tenements
overheld in
tovnis.
Ejectments
executed for
non-pay-
ment of
rent and
others in
1889 and
1888, com-
pared.
Table 91.
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Paet II.
Judicial
Statistics.
Local
AiriwaiilTa-
tion of.
Jititice —
Larger
Districts.
From thia Table it appears that there was aa increase of 277 in ejectments for
non-payment of rent (following a decrease of 1,22S in 1888), and an increase of 81 in
other ejectments.
number of proceedings under the landlord and Tenant Act
01 1870, are shown in the following table :
County
Courts.
Land Ses-
sions,
Table 89.
Cases disposed op at Land Sessions.
1888.
1889.
Increase in
1089.
Decrease in
1889.
Total number of cases,
46
50
4
-
Confirmation of leases,
Registration of improvements, .
_
Other cases;— ,
46
50
4
-
Decrees, .
10
9
Dismisses, ,
14
13
Otherwise disposed of,
8
12
Pending at md of year,
14
16
2
-
It appears from this table that there
from 46 in 1888 to 50 in 1889.
was an increase of
4 in the number of cases
I>ecrees.
There were no applications for confirmation of leases in either 1888 or 1889.
The decrees in 1889, were 9, and the dismisses 13.
In the 9 land claim cases in which there were decrees, the total amount adjudged
on the decrees was £2,525, against £6,061 for 10 cases in 1888. The following table
ehows the distribution of the amount in the different provinces in l2™f "
tor comparison : —
Decbbes at Land Sessions.
1
Gross Amount of
Decrees.
Number of Decrees.
Average Gross Sum adjudged
1 1888.
1 1889.
1888.
1889.
1888.
TftPO
Total of Ireland, .
1 £
6,061
£
2,525
10
9
£
606
£
281
Leinster,
966
-
3
_
322
Munster,
4,890
2,508
5
8
978
Ulster,
181
' 17
1
1
181
Connaught, .
24
-
1
-
24
It appears from this table that the ayerage gross amount awarded, without deducting
SoirTs 7 "ei 1*; rtri’ ™
“ Munster, for amounts averaging £318
^d one (for £17) m Ulster. In 1888 there were three decrees in leinsLffive fn
Munster, one m Ulster, and one in Connaught.
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The following Table shows by counties the distribution of the £5,105 claimed in PabtU*
cases where decrees were made, with the amount decreed in each county, and the stawstiob.
ratio of the amount decreed to the sum claimed. ^Lwal
Adminiitro
tion of
Justice^
Larger
Distriett*
PBOCEEDisras IS 1889 csdeb liAsDLOED Ann Tesant (Ismsn) Act, 1870.
CocNir. Ac.
1 AMOCHT. I
Fer-centage
to Amoast
claimed ol
Amoaiit
' decreed.
Claimed irbore
Sceiees made.
Decreed.
£
£
Percent.
Ibelabd, .
5,105
2,625
49
Limerick, .
:i,907
1,292
68
Tipperary, .
1,395
391
28
Waterford,
1,767
825
47
Armagh, .
46
17 .
.37 .
County
Courts,
Land Se&'
eions.
Table 89.
It appears from this Tahle that the total amount decreed, £2,625, was 49 per cent,
of the amount claimed in cases where decrees were made — £6,105. In 1888, the sum
decreed was £6,061, or 64 per cent, of the amount claimed in those cases where decrees
were made.
Court of the Irish Land Commission.
The Commissioners appointed under the Land Law (Ireland) Acts, 1881 andl887,have
many functions of a judicial character, therefore it is necessary in this Eeport to refer to
the judicial portion of their proceedings, and it is conyenient here to refer to the subject
as they are somewhat allied to those under the Act of 1870 — dealt with above and
are mainly determined in the Courts of the Sub*Commissions which are most properly
dealt with as part of the local administration of justice.
It is unnecessary to give here a detailed account of the business of the Court of the
Land Commission as the Reports of the Commissioners contain full information on the
subject.
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pAKT II. 'j'he following statement shows generally the extent and nature of the proceedings
in connexion with the Court of the Land Commission during the year 1889 : —
Local
Administra-
tion of
Nature of rroceediiigs.
Cases.
Nature of Procoodings.
No. of
Cases.
Justice —
'
Larger
. HistTicts.
Applications to have fair rents fixed : —
Appeals ra Fair Eent, &c. : —
—
1. In court —
Land
Commission
Pending at beginning of year, . .
57,802
Pending at beginning of year, .
6,478
Cov/rt.
Table 90.
Entered and lodged during 1889,
10,475
Number odged duiing 1889,
3,829
Eents fixed, .....
17,048
Dismissed or struck out, .
5,0S0
Heard, . • .
1,587
Withdrawn, .....
834
Withdrawn, .....
1,172
Pending at end of year, .
45,285
Pending at end of yerr, ,
7,584*
2. Out of court—
Agi'eements fixing fair rents, .
9,720
Eesult of Appeals heard :
Miscellaneous originating notices : —
Decisions below, roTersed, . ,
70
Pendiag at beginning of year.
434
1 Do. do., confirmed, ,
1,182
491
Eents fixed below, increased, .
257
Disposed of, , • . . . .
428
Do. do., reduced, .
78
Pending at end of year,
497
The following statement shows the sums of money dealt with by the Court in fixing
fair rents in the year 1889 : —
Pair Eents Fixed.
Former Kent.
Judicial Eent.
Amount of Eeduction.
[ Bate pet
j Cent.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ a. d.
In court,
476,531 5 4|
359,960 17 0
116,570 8 4J
24-5
Out of court.
180,814 12 0
144,211 16 5
36,602 15 7
20-2
Total, .
657,345 17 4|
504,172 13 5
153,173 3 11|
23 '3
From these statements it appears that during the year 1889 “fair rents”’
were fixed in 26,768 cases (17,048 in court and 9,720 out of court), the “former
rent” of the holdings dealt with in these cases being in round numbers £657,346
and the “ judicial rents ” registered by the Court for these holdings being
£504,173, showing a reduction of £153,173, or 23'3 per cent, of the “former
rent.” Some of the “judicial rents” included in the aboye are liable to variation
on appeal.
The number of cases of appeal from the Land Court to the Court of Appeal, and
how these were disposed of, will be found in Table 73 of Appendix, and are referred to
at page 46 under the head of Appellate Jurisdiction.
* See Note (*), page 148.
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Part II.
Jttdioiai.
Statistics.
Local
Admintsfra-
iionof
Justice—
Larger
A Beturn of Sales to Tenaats under tlie Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1885, in
•which the Loans were issued during the years ending 21st August, 1888, and 21st August,
1889, has been furnished by the Commissioners, and is given in Table 90 a, page 161.
From this Beturn and those published in the Beports on Criminal and Judicial Statistics
for 1887 and 1888, we learn that the number of Tenant Purchasers in the first year
(1885-6), in which the Act was in operation was 1,204, in the second 2,518, in the third ListricCs.
4,470, and in the fourth 2,819, the total number for the four years being 11,011, of whom
6,081, or 55 per cent, were in Ulster ; 2,031, or IS per cent., in Munster ; 1,720, or Commission
16 pei cent., in Leinster; and 1,179, or 11 per cent., in Connauglit. The Purchase
money agreed upon in the Sales in the year 1885-6 was £512,462, and the Amount of
Loans issued £494,990 ; in the year 1886-7 the Purchase money amounted to £1,221,743, j5“ '
and the Loans to £1,196,939 ; in the year 1887-8 the Purchase money amounted to
£1,610,728, and the Loans to £1,599,271, and in the year 1888-9, the Purchase money
amounted to £1,351,127, and the Loans to £1,335,455, the total Purchase money for
the four years being £4,696,060, and the total amount of Loans £4,626,655. In the
first year the average number of years’ Purchase on Net Rental was 18'3, in the second
17-5, in the third 17’4 ; and in the fourth 17'2.
Peoceidings on Shbeiefs.
The proceedings of Sheriffs in the year of their office 1889-90, including those having
relation to Jurors summoned, and those already referred to, are set forth in detail in
Tables 91 and 93.
JUKORS.
The revision of the General Jurors’ Lists resulted in the striking ofi of 41,402
out of 109,448 persona, or 38 per cent. ; there were only 267 persona added by Eevision ^nd coneo-
Court, including 263 in the City of Dublin. jurorB'
Books.
Besides those struck, off on revision there were 47 exempted by Clerks of the Table 92.
Peace, and 10 were struck off by Judges. This gives the total number of Jurors
on the corrected General Jurors’ Books (when handed to the Sheriffs) in all Ireland as
68,256. 60,638 Jurors were on rated qualification, 4,592 were £10 freeholders, 2,714
were £20 leaseholders, 293 Directors or Managers of Public Companies, and 19
Harbour Commissioners.
In the case of 15,582 persons on the Special Jurors’ Lists, 3,869 persons were struck
off by Eevision Court, 15 exempted by the Clerks of the Peace, and 3 struck off by '
Judges; 218 were added by Eevision Court, so that there was a net reduction of
3,669, or 24 per cent. When handed to the Sheriffs the books showed 11,913
Special Jurors.
The total number of jurors returned as summoned in the year is 48,935," as
compared with 47,196 in 1888. Of the number for 1889, 5,635 were Grand Sl 0 ° 9 ° 3 .
Jurors* for Assizes, Commissions, and Superior Courts; 9,350 were Grand Jurors
for Quarter Sessions ; 5,053* were Special Jurors for Assies, Commissions and
Superior Courts; 12,163 were Petit and Common Jurors for Assizes, Commissions,
and Superior Courts ; 14,928 were Petit Jurors for Quarter Sessions ; 1,686 were Jurors
in Civil Bill cases before County Court Judges or Becorders ; and 120 were Jurors for
other purposes.
• SpecialJurors for CommiKions and Supeiior Courts included ■^rith Gi-and Jurors, intke case of Dublin
County and Dublin City.
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3vZIL following summary the statistics of appeals at Quarter Sessions are compared
SmisTios. With the figures for 1888 : —
Local
Administra'
iion of
Appeals at Quarter Sessions.
1888.
1889.
Incre&se,
1889.
Uaciease.
1889.
Jattice.
Appeals from Magistrates
Appeals
from Magis-
Affirmed, ....
455
312
143
trates at
Quarter
Eeversed, ....
170 1
177
7
Sesslous.
Table 96.
Varied, ....
Otherwise disposed of (incladiag cases where there
103
85
-
18
was no appearance).
93
117
24
-
Total, , , . _ 1
821
1 691
-
130
The number of appeals from Magistrates heard at Quarter Sessions, as appears from
the ahoTa figures, was ISO less in 1889 than in 1888. There had been an increase of
m m 1888, an increase of 24 in 1887, a decrease of 87 in 1886, and an increase of 29
m 1885. Of the appeals heard and decided in Court during 1889, in 312 cases the
previous decisions were affirmed, in 177 reversed, and in 85 varied.
.Spirit Licences.
SpWt It® number of liceuces granted at other Quarter Sessions than the annu al licensine
L..eac. Sessions was 923, which, with the number granted or confirmed at the Annual Sessions
(1,635), makes 2,558 in all, and of these 477 were on original application, compared
with 408 m 1888. ' r
SMALLEE DISTKICT ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
. Rooai, Chaetee Couets.
CM ^ The following summary shows the business in 1889 in the eight local Charter Courts,
Table 96. •“Clomnel Court of Conscience, Drogheda Court of Conscience, Dublin Lord Mayor’s
Court (see note (*) page 160), Dublin Court of Conscience, Kilkenny Court of
Conscience, Limerick Court of Conscience, Londonderry Court of Conscience and
Werford Court of Conscience. There were summonses issued, 3,543, against 3 680
m 1888; causes heard, 2,223; decisions for plaintiff, 1,980; for defendant 171-
otherwise disposed of, 122, ’ ^
Petti/ Sea- ^ PETTY SESSIONS COURTS.
“ ™ Appendix shows the civil business at tbe Courts of Petty Sesrion»
Me 94 The summonses issued were 126,226. which shows a decrease of 12,369 as compared with
ceediaga. the number m 1888, following an increase of 2,236 in 1888 as compared with 1887.
Cml cases at Petty Sessions other than proceedings against cottier and weekly
tenants were disposed of as follows : ^
Complamts heard,
Decrees made,
Warrants issued.
110,072
88,086
38,712
11,187
92,362
46,704
38,281
11,145
Decrease inig
17,710
11,382
431
42
SSf proceedings relating to cottier tenants under the Landfo 3
cSier and Tenant Act, 1860, (Stat. 23 & 24 Tic., c. 154,) under which cottier te * ^
-n., . 0 , le.sthan half an acre, under .5 rent, and repairiiky fonlrd mtr bf"!^:'
recovered at Petty Sessions, for waste, for non-payment of rent, or for overhoMW
The cases for summary recovery of tenements in towns against weekly tenants
Stat. 14 & 15 Vic., c. 92, see. 15, are also shown. tenants, under
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The proceedings against cottier and weekly tenants and against servants, herdsmen,
and caretakers in 1889 appear from the returns to have been as follows : —
SUMMAET EECOTEOy OP POSSESSION.
SummonBes
Coinpldsts
Warraots to
Special Bailiffs.
Cases in vihich
there 'was a
stajof Eaecntion.
Cottier Tenants,
Under Stat. 23 ds 24 Vic., c. 164.
1
For Waste (see. 84), . . . . ,
69
46
For Non-payment of Kent (sec. 85), . .
Caretakers, Servants, and Cottier Tenmts.
284
145
• 1,933
185
For Orerbolding (sec. 86),
2,993
2,182
Weekly Tenants.
Under Stat. 14 <h 15 Vic., c. 92.
For Orerholding in Towns (sec. 16), ,
30,518
22,894
16,109
112
Total, .......
33,864
25,267
18,042 1
297
The returns further indicate the number of occasions on which; in consequence of the
non-attendance of Magistrates, Petty Sessions were not held. This number (e^l), as
compared with 13,454 sittings of Petty Sessions Courts other than Dublin Police
Courts, gives a proportion of 5'0 per cent.; but this proportion is differently distri-
buted, and reaches lO'O per cent in the province of Connaught, as appears from the
following table : —
Feotinces.
Number of occasions
on which, through
non-attendance of
Magistrates, Petty
Sessions were not
held.
Number of
times
Petty Sessions
were held.
Proportion of
occasions when
Sessions
not held: to
Number of
Sittings of
Per cent.
Leinster,
(161* Courts),
135
3,244*
4'2
Mnnster,
<165 )
259
4,591
5-6
Ulster,
(169 ,. )
61
3,457
1-8
Connaught,
(112
216
2,162
100
Total (608 Courts),*
671
13,454*
5-0
* Not including 728 sittings of 3 Metropolitan Police District Courts where local Magistrates cannot sit.
In Leinster the postponements rose from 121 in 1888 to 135 in 1889, being an increase
of 14; in Munster they rose 5, or from 254 to 259 ; in Ulster there was a decrease of
7 postponements, namely from 68 to 61, and in Connaught the number fell from 254
in 1888 to 216, being a decrease of 38. The net decrease for all Ireland was 26.
THOMAS W. GEIMSHAW,
Registrar-General.
PaetII.
JVDTOIAL
Statistics.
Local
Administra-
tion of
Justice —
Smaller
Districts.
Petty
Seasuma
Cowtis.
Proceedings
against
Cottier and
Weekly
Tenants.
Table 94.
Non-
attendance
of Mag^
trates.
Table 94.
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d Xlic BetecUyes are o{ Tarione raukSi and arc includedin tbe preceding colamns.
IRELAND.
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Part III.— Effective Sirehgth of the Force in Counties, and in Counties of Cities and of Towns, o
day of September, 1889.
COONTTES, AND COUNTIES OF CiTJi
AND OF Towns, wtrii District
OP Belfast.
County
Town
InspcBtopa
Head Co
stables.
Sergeant
Acting S
Head
Constables.
District
Inspectors.
geants, and
Constables.
Constables.
Galway, East Riding,
Galway, 'West Riding,
Kerry, .
Kildare,
Kilkenny,
King's,
Leitrim,
Limerick,
Londonderry,
Longford,
Loutli, ■
Mayo. -
Sleath,
Monaglian, .
EoBCommon,
Tipperary, North Ridi
Tipperary, South Bidii
Tyrone,
Waterford, ,
Westmeath, .
Wexford. .
Wicklow, .
Carrlckfergus,
Cork, .
Drogheda, .
Galway,
Kilkenny, -
Limerick,
Londonderry,
Waterford, .
given ns 418,910. By deducting the popnlation of
■ obtain ttie figure in above table for Dublin outside
Part IV.— Amount Charged to Counties and Counties of Cities and of Towns for Bxtiia Force, in tiie Year ended
30th September, 1889.
V A Statement of the Cost of the Rotal Irish Constabulart Force, including all Items of E.xpenditure which
have a direct beating andreference to the Charge proper for Constabulary purposes, in the year ended Slst March, 1889.
Superiatonding Officers' Salaries and Allowances. .
Pay, Extra Pay, and Allowances, .
Clothing,
Arms, Ammunition, Accoutrements, and Saddlery,
Horses and Forage, .....
Rent of Barracks, Barrack Furniture. Fuel, and Light,
Pensions and Gratuities, ....
Miscellaneous, .....
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paid by Her Majesty’s Treasury, in tiic year ended 31st March, 1889, made by tho Commissioner of Police.
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AppBEaEtiDED, and tlie Disposal of tiie Cuarces against them, in the Year ended 31st December, 1889.
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TABLE 5. — llETOBN OF INDICTABLE OFFENCES (not Disposed of Summarily). Totai. of tlio Chimes of each Class Committed (so far ai
Appeehended, and the manner in whicli they were disposed of. in the Year ended 31st December, 1889.
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TABLE 6.— RETURN OF INDICTABLE OFFENCES ^not Disposed of Summarily)- Natpre of the Crisies Committed
madeby.tlie
NATURE OF CRIMES.
i\'o. 1.— Qfciiods against the Person.
Murder of Infants aged one year aud under,
Other Murdeis,
Attempts to 3£urder,
Shooting at, Wounding, Stabb
Manslaugliter,
Attempts £o procure Sliscnrri.
Concealing the Birtli of Iiifan
Sodomy and Bestiality. .
Attempts to commit,
Misdemeanors.
Rape,
Assaults, with intent to ravish and abuse.
Bigamy,. . . . ,
Child Stealing, ....
Unlawfully abandoning Children i
Endangering the safety of Passenge
Assault and inflicting bodily harm,
Assaults, common
Assaults on Peace Officers, .
■ do bodily
and other
latural
. Railways,
Total of No. 1.
No. t.—OJIences against Property toilh Vlol'ence.
Sacrilege,
Burglary and Housebreaking, ....
Breaking into Shops, Warehouses, Aic. .
Attempts to break into Houses, Shops, Warehouses,
Robbery,
Attempts to rob, and demanding' Money by
menaces.
Total of No. 2,
' Property without PfoieiM:e.|
Horse Stealing.
Sheep Stealing,
Larceny to tlie value of £5 iu Dwelling-houses,
Larceny from the Person, ....
Larceny by Servants,
Larceny, simple
Larceny on Rivers, Canals, Wharfs, fte.
Stealing Fi.ttures, Shrubs growing, ic.
Attempts to Steal,
Embezzlement,
Larceny by Servants in the Post Office,
Receiving Stolen Goods
Fraudulently obtaining Goods by false pretences
and attempts to defraud.
I A’b. i.—Mailcious Offences against Property.
Arson and other Wilful Burning, . . . ..
Felonious Riot and demolishing Buildings, ,kc. .
Destroying Goods iu Process of Manufacture,
Destroying Trees, Shrubs. &c-, growing.
Killing and Maiming Cattle, ....
Malicious Injuries to Property exceeding £5 In
Other Wilfiil and Malicious Injuries to Property,
Total of So. 4, . . .
No. 6. — Forgery !
Forpng and utt<
: Offhtces against the Currency.
;g Forged Instruments, .
n Forged Bank Notes, .
- ’ ’-iments for Coining iu
having in possession
possession.
j Uttering, putting off,
I Couuttrfeit Coin.
No. 6.~-Offences not included in the above Classes.
Offences against the Queen’s authority and person,
Intimidation by Threatening Letters, Notices, or
otherwise.
Having Arms or Ammunition without Licence
in a Proclaimed District.
Offences against tiie Game Laws, ....
Perjury, and Subornation of Perjury, .
Riot, Breach of the Peace, .fcc
Keeping Disorderly Housq.h
Indecently Exposing the Person
Suicide, attempting to commit, ..."
Other Felonies not included in the above, . !
Other Misdemeanors not included in tlie above
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CRIMES.
lEailwaya.
I rob and demanding Money by menaces.
Total of No. 2.
Total of No. 3.
Otlier Wilful and Malicious Injuries to Property.
Total of No.
Uttering, putting >
feit Coin.
Total of ;
in eacli ConKTr, nnd County of City or of Towk, so far us known tO' tie. Police, in; the Year ended 31st Deoemher, 1889,
Inspector-General.
Endangering the safety of Passenger
Assault and inflicting bodily harm.
Assaults, common.
Assaults on Peace Offleers.
A'o. 2.— OjToices agidral Property mith Violence.
Burgla^ and Housebreaking.
Breaking into Shops, Warehouses, be.
Attempts to break into Houses, Shops, Warehouses.
jVb. 8. Offences against Property viitkout Violence.
. Cattle Stealing.
. Horse Stealing.
. Sheep Stealing.
1 Larceny to the value of £5 in Dwelling-houses.
. Larceny ftom the Person.
1 Larceny by Servants.
1 Larceny, simple.
. Larceny on Klvers, Canals, Wharfs, *c.
. Stealing Fixtures, Shrubs growing, itc.
. Attempts to Steal.
1 Embezzlement.
. Larceny by Servants in the Post Office.
. Receiving Stolen Goods.
. Fraudulently obtaining Goods by false pretences, and
attempts to defraud.
Nb..4.— Afofirious Offences againetPre^erty.
Arson and other Wilful Burning.
Felonious Riot .and demollshiug Buildings, Ac.
Desti-oying Goods in Process of Manufacture.
Destroying Trees, Shrubs, be., growing.
KHliiig and Maiming Cattle.
MaUcious Injuries to Property exceeding £5 in val
^Yo. i.— Forgery and Offences agtdnst the Currency.
Forging and uttering Forged Irustruments.
Having in possession Forged Bank Notes.
Coining and having Implements for Coining in Pos-
es not tududedfn tbeaiove Classee.
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TABLE 6— conttRuec/.— RETURN OF INDICTABLE OFFENCES (not disposed of SummariljO* NATirnE of tiie Crimes
December, 1889. made
NATURE OF CRIMES.
A"o. l,~OJ'ences agaimt tke Pe7ton.
Murder of fufants aged one year and under,
Otlier Murder?
Attempts to Blurdcr
Shooting at. Wounding, St.abbing, Sec., to do bodily harm,
JIanslauglitcr.
Attempts to procure Miscarriage, ....
Concealing the Birtli of Infants,
Sodomy and Bestiality,
Attempts to commit, and otlier unuatmal Miad'
meanors.
Rape, .
Assaults, trith intent to ravish and abuse, .
Bigamy
I CluldStealing.
I Unlaivfuily abandoning Uiiiidren under two years of ago,
Endangering the safety of I’assengers on Railways,
Assault and inflicting bodily harm
AssaullA common, . . '
Assaults ou Peace OlBcers,
Total of No. 1,
Xo. i.—Offencei against Property mth Violence.
Sacrilege
Burglary and HousebreaSiug
Breaking into Shops, Warehouses, kc.
Attempts to break into Houses, Shops, Warehouses, &
Robbery
Attempts to rob. and demanding Money by menaces,
Total of No. 2, , . .
I No. 3.— Oifenccs against Property witkotit Violence.
Cattle Stealing,
Horse Stealing,
Larceny to tlie value of £3 in Dwelling-houses, .
I Larceny from the Person,
'Laivciiy by Servants,
Larceny, simple
Larceny on Kivors, Canals, Wlinrfs, Sc.
•Stealing Fixtures, Slirubs growing, &c. .
Attempts to Steal
Embezzlement,
Larceny by Servants in tlie Post Office
Receiving Stolen Goods
Fraudulently obtaining Goods by false pretences
attempts to defraud.
Qffinces against Properly.
Wilful Burning. .
id demolishing Buildings,
Felonious Ri
sperty,
5.— Forgery and Offences against the Currency. \
and uttering Forged Instruments |
II possession Forged Bank Notes, . . . . ;
and having Implements for Coining in posses- I
, patting off, and having in possession Counterfeit I
Forging ;
Having ii
Coining,
Total of No. S,
Offences against
Intimidation by'
Total of No.
Total.
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Committed in enoh CooHir, and County of City or of Town, so far as known to tlie Police, in tlie Yem ended 31st
by tlio Inspector-General,
NATOBB OP CRIMES.
A'o. I . — OJJences against IJte Person.
Murder of Infants aged one year and under.
Other Murders.
Altempta to Murder.
Sliooting at. Wounding, Stabbing, &e., to do bodily barm.
Manslaughter.
Conk'sling the Birili of Infaii
Sodomy and Bestiality.
Attempts to commit,
id other unnatural Misde-
Child Stealing.
Unlawfully abandoning Cliildren under two years of age.
Endangering the safety of Passengers on Hallways.
Assault and inllictlug bodily barm.
Assaults, common.
Assaults on Peace Officers.
Total of No.
Sacrilege.
Burglary and Housebreaking.
Breaking into Shops, Warehou.scs, Sec,
Attempts to break into Houses, Shops, Warehous
Bobbery.
Attempts to rob, and demanding Money by menac
Total.
W). 3 . — Offences against Preper/g
Cattle Stealing.
Horse Stealing.
Sheep Stealing.
Larceny to tbe value of £0 in Dwelliii,
Pioleitce.
Larceny by Servants.
Larceny, simple.
Larceny on Hivers. Canals, Wharfs, .to.
Stealing Fixtures, Sllrubs growing. See.
Altempta to Steal,
Embetzlement.
I/arceny by Servants in the Post Office.
Receiving Stolen Goods.
■ Fraudulently obtaining Goods by fa
pretences, and
1.— Malicious Offences against Property.
and other Wilful Bamlng.
iuus Biot and demolishing Buildings. &c.
aying Gootls in process of Manufacture.
Property
omi Q^^iccs against the Currency.
Offences agait
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OFFENCES PUNISHABLE BY JUSTICES.
Adulteration of Food, &c.. Act 207
Assaults, Aggravated, on Wonicii and Ctiildren, . l.fitS
on Peace Oliloors, licsisting, Obstructlug, 3,330
Bastardy Orders, disobeying, ....
Breaches of the Peace, want of Sureties, &e.,
Cattle Plague Orders, Od'ences against,
Chiinncy Sweepers Act, Offences against, .
Cruelty to Animals,
Embezzlement
Employers’ and tVorknien's Act, 1875,
Factory Acts, Offences against
Fisheries Acts. Offences against, ....
Gntne Acts, Offences against, viz. : —
Trespassing in the day-time in pursuit of G.ame,
Night Poaching and destroying Game, .
Illegally selling orbuylngGame, .
Poncliing Acts, 1862,
Other Olfbnccs against the Game Acts, . .
Licensing Acts, 1872-74, Ofibnocs against, viz,
Drunkenness, and Drunk .and Disorderly,
Permitting Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduc
in Licensed Houses,
Illegally selling Intoxicating Drinks. .
Adulteration of Intoxicating Liquors, .
Beerhouse Acts, Offences against, ,
Other Offences under the Licensing Acts,
Lord’s Day Act, Offences against
Local Acts and Borough By-Laws, Offences against,
Jialiciously destroying Fences, 'Walls, Gates, &c.,
Fruit and 'Vegetable Productions,
Trees, Shrubs, &c., ....
Other Malicious and Wilful Damage, and Trespass,
Mutiny Acts, Offences against, viz. : —
Mercantile Marine Acts, Offences against, .
Nuisances, and Offences against Health, viz.
Public Health Acts,
Smoke Acts
Sewers Acts
Nuisances Kemoval .Act,
Common Lodging Houses Acts
Selling and exposing for sale unsound Food.
Otlier Sanitary Oifencos,
Pawbrokci-8 Act. OlTeuces against, viz.:—
By Pawnbrokers
By persons unlawfully pledging or disposing,
Otlier Offences,
Police Acts, Offences against, viz.: —
Unlawfully possessing Goods, . . . ’ .
Oflciiccg punishable as Misdemeanors, .
Constablesnegleoting their Duty, ....
Other Offences (not falling under other special
lieads).
Prevention of Crime Act, 1871. Sec. 7 (Special Offences
by Persons twice committed).
Poor Law Acts, Offences against, viz.
Deserting or Neglecting to support Family, .
Disorderly Conduct in Workliouse,
Damaging Workhouse Clotliing, Bedding, Ac.
Refreshment Houses and Wine Licenses Act, .
Revenue Laws, Offences against, viz.
Excise Acts (iucludiug Hawkers and Pedlars Act),
Salmon Fisheries Act, Offences against,
Stealing, or Attempts to Steal, viz. : —
Larceny, by offenders under 10 years (Juvenile
Offenders Act).
Larceny, under value of 6s., and on pleading
Guilty (Criminal Justice Act).
Larceny above value of 5s., on pleading Guilty
(Criminal Justice Act),
Larceny, or Larueny from Person, attempting to
commit (Criminal Justice Act),
Dogs, Birds, or Beasts, ic.,
Fruit or Vegetable Prodiiciions, ....
Fences, Wood, Ac., .......
Trees, Slirubs, Sc
■" ■ ‘ t, Offences against, viz. : —
no visible Means of Subsistence, Sc.,
Implements for Housebreaking, &c„
Founa in enclosed Premises for unlawHil purpose,
F requen ting Place.s of Public Resort, &c., to commit
Felony-
Incorrigible Begues,
Other Offences under Vagrant Act,
Vaccination Acts. Offences against
Ways Acts, Offences against, viz.; —
Stage and Hackney Carriage Acts,
Highway Aotdiioludiug Hoad Nuisances), .
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71
Total Nomher of Perboks Proceeded ajjaiiist before Jdstices, in each County, and County of City or of Town, specifying
December, 1889, made by the Inspector-General.
OFFENCES PUNISHABLE BY JUSTICES.
Food, &c.. Act.
•viited, on Women
ace Officers, Kesis
Adulte
Children.
. Obstructing,
lisobeying.
:Moe, want of Sur
lers. Offences agai
s Act, Offences aj
Bastardy Orders, d
Breaclics of the Pc
Cattle Plague OriV
Chimney Sweeper:
Cruelty to Animal:
Kmbeazlement.
"Employers’ and "W
Factory Acts, Offei
Fisheries Acts, Off
Game Acts, Offeiic
Kigiit Poaching ;
Illegiiily selling 1
Poaching Acts, 1
Other Offences a.
Licensing Acts, 18
Other Offences unde
Lord's Day Act, Offet
Local Acts and Boron;
JIalioiously Destioyit
Lgotable Productions.
l>s, &o.
Wilful Damage, aud Trespass.
Jlilitia Act.
JlercantiloM
Nuisance
Public
Smoke
Sewers Acts.
Nuisances Removal Act.
Common Lodging Houses Acts.
Selling and e.vposlng for sale unsound Food.
Otiicr Sanitary Offences,
Pawnbrokers Act, Offences against, viz.
By Pawnbrokers.
By persona unlawfully pledging or disposing.
Oiher Offence.s.
Police Acts, Offences against, viz.
Unlawfully possessing Goods.
OffenceB punishable as Misdemeanors.
Constables neglecting their Duty,
Other Offences (not falling under other special
heads).
Prevention of Crime Act, IS'l, Sec. 7 (Special Of-
fences by Persons twice committed).
Poor Law Acts, Offences against, viz.
Deserting or Neglecting to support Family.
Disorderly Conduct in Workhouse.
Damaging Workhouse Clotiiing, Bedding, fee.
Befrcsliinent Houses and Wine Licenses Act.
Revenue Laws, Offences agaiust, viz.
Customs Acts.
Excise Acta (including Hawker.s and Pedl.ars Act).
, and Offence
ieaith Acts.
Stenling, or jVttei
Larceny, by ofi
Offenders Ac
Larceny, undei
Guilty (Crimi
Larceny ubova
(Criminal Jub
L arceny, or Lm
commit (Crini
Dogs, Birds, or Deas
Fruiter "Vegetable I
Fences; Woods, ic.
Trees, Slirij"
Vagrant Act
Prostitutes
ind on pleading |
pleading Guilty
r value of
Inal Justice
I value of 5
stice Act).
Offences against.
ms of Subsistence, Ac.
ir Housebreaking, &c,
imises for unlawful purpose.
Public Resort, Ac., to oom-
Having no visible Mean
Having Imiilements for
Found in enclosed Pror
Frequenting Places of 1
mit Felony.
Incorrigible Rogues.
Other Offences under Vagrant Act.
Vaccination Acts, Offences against
Ways Acta. Ofibnees against, viz,
Sta"e and Hackney Carriage Acts.
Highway Act (including Road Nuisances).
Watermen's Act.
Weights and Measures Act, Offences against.
Other Offences (notincludeduiidertho above heads).
Total.
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TABLE 7— con/in«e(f.— RETDEN OE PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST FOE OFFENCES DETERMINED
or of Town, specifying tlie Offences, in the Year ended
OFFENCES PUNISHABLE BY JUSTICES.
j UtSTEIl.
J
1
■5
1
1
|g
|h
I
a
a
1
Loadonderry.
Adulteration oI Food, &c.. Act
113
Iff
3
24
22
Assaults, AKcravated. oti Women and Cliildrcn, .
89U
12
5
829
8
2
10
on Peace OOlcers. Besistiug, Obstructiug, &
1,205
07
49
503
72
50
110
7,653
749
831
1,166
10
043
550
Bastardy Orders, dIaoheyinB,
20!)
Cattle Plaijue Orders, Offences against.
2
1
1
Cliimney Sweepers Act, Offences against,
e
2
Cruelty to Animals,
SIS
27
28
44
12
28
13
251)
44
8
SO
Factory Acts, Offences against, ....
24
1
i;
1
Game Acts, Offences against, vi*. i- -
Tresoasslng in the day-timo in pursuit of Game,
29
15
12
Kiglit Poaching and destroying Game, .
0
Illegally selling or buying Game, .
Poaching Acts, 1802
3
.
11
2
2
2
Licensing Acts, 1872-74, Offences against, vU, : —
Drunkenness, and llrunk and Disorderly,
30,flS4
2,605
!I7
1 eei
Permitting Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct iu
4
]
11
2
3
2
Illegally selling Intoxicating Drinks,
548
20
32
195
34
Adulteration of Intoxicating Liquors, .
65
.
Other Offences under the Licensing Acts,
1,027
39
22
102
Lord’s Day Act, Offences ag.nnst, ....
A one
t n —
Haliciously destroying Fences, Walls, Gates, Ac.,
200
0
• 15
Fruit and Vegetable Productions, .
18
2
Trees, Shrubs, fee
37
2
10
2
Other Malicious and Wilful Damage, and Trespass,
1,225
57
100
205
09
Mutiny Acts, Offences against, viz.
Army Act,
144
11
2
13
li
8
Mevcaiitilc Marine Acts, OfTcncesagainst, . . , ,
19
1
Nuisances, and Offences against Health, viz. : —
Public Health Acts
40
2
2
2
1
103
23
8
4
Other Sanltaiy- Offences
40
1
g
By Pawnbrokers
3
2
By persons unlawfully pledging or disposing, .
78
Other
Police Acta, Offences against, viz.:—
Unlawfully possessing Good
2
Offences punishable us Misdemeanors, ....
Coustnbles neglecting their Duty
4
2
Other Offences (not falling under other speciat heads], ,
13
Poor law Acts, Offences against, yiz.
Desertingor Neglecting to support Family, .
45
6
Disorderly Conduct m Workiiouse
35
13
Damaging Workhouse Clothing, Bedding, fee,,
1
Beveuue Laws, Offences against, viz. : —
13
Excise Acts (including Hawkers and Pedlars Act;,
340
23
s
Salmon Fisheries Act, Offences against
44
2
4
Stealing, or Attempts to Steal, viz, : —
Larceny, by offeiidera under 1C yearsfJuvenile Offenders
71
2
7
19
5
Act).
Larceny, under value of 5s., and on pleading Guilty
038
20
40
neit
(Criminal Justice Act).
Larceny above value of 5s., on pleading Guilty (Criminal
487
38
29
Larceny, or Larceny from Person, attempting to commit
195
32
(CriminalJusiice Act).
Dogs, Birds, or Beasts, Ac.
27
4
1
Fruit or Vegetable Productions, .....
Fences, Wood, Ac.,
41
2
3
Trees, Shrubs. Ac
Vam'ant Act, Offences against, viz. : —
Prostitutes,
258
2
183
IS
Having no visible Jleans of Subsistence, So., ,
Having Implements for Housebreaking, Ac,, .
Frequenting Places of I’ublic Hcsorl, Ac., to commit
Felony.
Incorrigible Hogues,
44
Other Offences under Vagrant Act, . . . ,
g
7
Vaccination Acts, Offences against
Ways Acts, Offences against, viz. i —
Stage and Hackney C.irrlage Acts
80
4
7
Highway Act (including Hoad Nuisances),
D04
Watermen's Act
Railway Acts,
2A
LS
2
Weielits and Measures Act, Offences against.
41
33
2fl
Otlie'r Offences (not inoludod under the above heads), .
6,088
668
Gil
648
915
502
959
414
mm
01,775
4,836
5,802
17,418
let)
4,838
3,663
6,588
2,011
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SUMMARILY. Total Numbek op Pebsons Pboceeded against before Jdbtices, in each Coukit, and Cocnty of Cut
3lst December, 1880, made by the Inspector-General.
— — —
CONMACOHI.
OFFENCES PUNlSIIAniE BY JUSTICES.
Monaghan.
1
BS
1
1
1
i
1
|>
2
431
20
3
1,330
18
64
32
1
10
IS
5
3
12
2
4
24
270
3
1,045
G6
37
63
1
61
io8
132
2
6
;
24
7
38
18
28
6
2
40
6
’ 9
76
61
20
35
5,259
100
1
146
30
68
' 14
830
2
1,122
84
75
1,011
18
16
48
5
5
34
2
261
36
117
36
20
22
24
339
17
1,399
*26
297
4,068
2
52
590
87
' 1
1,675
212
3
2
6
11
13
'87
438
10
16
1,228
10
387
S
4
96
19
2
12
1
3
4
240
21
679
96
3
76
2
6
657
10
19
14
1,397
27
72
10
10
'll
109
10
37
1,659
63
29
30
50
1,881
71
2
.308
96
3
12
’72
15
41
2
4
2
'66
"53
88
969
’ 3
60
' 6
1
2
2
1,743
1
69
163
10
. 187
7
19
10
21
^7
15
11
229
47
464
23
12
12
1,678
49
107
3
67
3
6
27
8
2
8
1
3
170
63
517
Adulteration of Food, Stc., Act.
Assaults, Attgrarated, on Women and Children.
on Peace Oitlcers, Resisting, Obstructing, it
Bastardy Orders, disobeying. 5
Breaolies of the Peace, want of .Sureties, &c. j
Cattle Plague Orders, Offences against.
Chimney Sweepers Act, Oflenoes against, |
Cruelty to Animals.
Bnibezzlement,
Eraployeia' and Workmen’s Act, 1876.
Factory Acts, Offences against.
Fisheries Acts, Offences against.
Game Acts, Offences against, viz. : —
Trespassing in the day-time in pursuit of Game.
Night Poaching and destroyiiig Game.
Illegally selling or buying Game.
Poaching Acte, 1332.
Other Offences against the Game Acts.
Licensing Acta, 1872-74, Offences against, viz. ; —
Drunkenness, and Drunk and Disorderly.
Permitting Drunkenness and .Disorderly Condaot la
Licensed Houses.
Illegally selling Intoxicating Drinks.
Adulteration of Intoxicating Liquors.
Beerhouse Acts, OSbnees against.
Other Offences under the Licensing Acte.
Lord’s Day Act, Offence.s against.
Local Acts and Borougli By-Laws, Offences against.
Maliciously destroying Fences, Walls, Gates, fcc.
Fruit and Vegetable Productions.
Trees, Siirubs, &c.
Other Malicious and lYilfnl Damage, and Trespsea
Mutiny Acts, Offences against, viz.
Army Act.
Navy Act.
Militia Act.
Mercantile Marine Acts, Offtences against.
Nuisances, and Offences against Health, viz.;—
Public Health Acts.
Smoke Acte.
Nuisances Removal Act.
Common Lodging Mouses Acts.
Selling and exposing for sale unsound Food.
Other Sanitary Offences.
Pawnbiokers Act, Offences against, viz.:—
By Pawnbrokers.
By persons unlawfully pledging or disposing.
Otlicr Offences
Police Acte. Offences against, viz.
Dnlawfully possessing Goods.
Offences punishable as Misderaeanora.
Constables neglecting their duty.
Other Offences (not falling under ether specialheads).
Prevention of Crime Act, 1871, Sec. 7 (Special Offences by
Persons twice oommittedi.
Poor Law Acts, Offences against, viz.;—
Deserting or Neglecting to support Family.
Disorderly Conduct in Workhouse.
Damaging Workhouse Clothing. Bedding. ± 0 .
Refreshment Houses and Wine Licenses Act.
Revenue Laws, Offences against, viz.; —
Customs Acte.
Excise Acts — including Hawkers and Pedlars Act.
Salmon Fisheries Act, Offences against.
Stealing, or Attempts to Steal, viz.: —
Larceny, by offenders under 16 years (Juvenile Offetidexa
Larceny, under value of 6s., and on pleading Guilty
(Criminal Justice Act).
Larceny above value of 5s., on pleading Guilty (Criminal
J usclce Act).
Larceny, or Larceny from Person, attempting to commit
(Criminal Justice Act).
Dogs, Birds, or Beasis, &0,
Fruit or Vegetable Productiona.
Fencca, Wood, Ac.
Trees, Shrubs, Ac.
Vagrant Act, Offcnoca against, viz.: —
Prostitutes.
Hi^ug no visible Means of Subsistence, Ac,
Having Implements tor Housobreiiking. Ac.
Found in enclosed Premises for unlawful purpoee.
Freiiuenting Places of Ihihlic Resort, Ac., to conmit
Felony.
luconigihle Rogues.
Other Offiinces under 3'agrant Act.
Vaccination Acts. Offences against.
Ways Acts, Offences agaiiiat, viz. e—
Stage and Hackney Carriage .Acts.
Highway Act— including Road Kuisaaoes.
Wnlermen’a Act.
Weights and Measures Act, Offences against.
Other Offences (not included under the above heads).
Total.
2,647
6,974
25,913
3,622
4,168
1,722
3,008
6,895
3,978
3,618
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TABLE 8 OFFENCES DETERMINED SUMMARILT. Return of Totae of Persons who were
Proceedings, made by
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and the Result of the
PBOCEEDED against Summabily before Justices,
the Inspectob-Genbbal.
OFFENCES PUNISHABLE BY JUSTICES.
3., Act.
Women and '
Officers,
Bast.ardy Order
, of Sureties,
Cattle Plague Order
Chimuey Sweepers .
Cruelty to Animals.
Employers’ and Wc
Factory Acts, Offen
Fisheries Acts. Olle
Game Acts, OiTenoe
Trespassing in t
Niglit Poach'iig
Illegally selling
Poaching Acts,
Other Offences ;
I.icensing Acts, 187
rsuit of Game.
Offhnces aga
sorderly.
rly Conduct
Beerhouse Acts, <
Other Offences ui
Lord's Day Act, OfEe
Local Acts and Boron
Maliciously destroyii
id Wilful Damage and Trespass
Other Slallcioi
itiny Acts, OlTe
Army Act.
Mercai
Nuisances Uemoval Act.
Common Lodging Houses Acta
Selling and Exposing for sale unsound Food.
Other Suuitary Offences.
Pawnbrokers Act. Offences against, vis.
By I'awnhrekers-
By persona unlawfully pledging or disposing.
Other Oltencea
Police Acts, Offences against. VIS
Unlawfully possessing Goods.
Offences punishable as JJisdeme.inors
Constables neglecting their Duty.
Other Offences, not falling under otlicr apeciiil
Prevention of Crime Act, 1871, sec. 7 (Special Offe
Peisons twice committed).
Deserting or Neglecting to support Famil)
Disorderly Conduct in Workhouse.
Damaging Workhouse Clctliing, Bedding,
Refresh
Hawkers and Pedlars Act).
lal Justice Act),
above value of 5s., t
lal Justice Act).
or Larceny from Pei
t (Criminal justice Aet).
t or Vegetable Prodi
;05, Wood, Ae.
Act, Offences agufns
visible Means of Subsistence, &c.
plcments for Hcniscbrcakliig, &c.
iclosed Premises for unlawful pu
g Places of Public Resort, *o„ t<
■Vaccinii
, Ways A
i Sta$
I nife'i
Offences
ad Ilaokr
ti‘3 and Measures Act, Offences against
Offences (not included under the above heads).
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TABLE S— coniinaerl—OFEENCES DETERMINED SUMMARILY.
Eetubn of Total of Persons who
of the Proceedings, made
OFFEN'CES PUNISHABLE BY JUSTICES.
I Adulteroti
! Assault?. I
Food, &c., Act,
-vatod, on -Women and Children,
Peace Olllcers, Kesisting, Obstructing, &c-,
Bastardy Orders, disobeying, , ! ! |
Breaches of ihe Peace, want of Sureties, &o-, . .
Cattle Plague Orders, Offences against, .
Cbimney Sweepers Act, Offences against, .
Crnelty to Animals
Embezzlement '
Employeis' and WorSmen’s .Act, 1S75, . . ]
Factory Acts, Offences against, .
Fisheries Acts, Offences against.
Game Acts, Offences against, viz, :
Trespassing in the (lay-time in pursaif of Gomo,
bight Poaching and Destroying Game,
Illegally selling or buying Game
Poaching Acts, 1862,
Other Offences against tiie Game Acts, \
Licensing Acts, 1872-74, Offences against, viz.
Drunkenness, and Drunk and Disorderly, ,
Permitting Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct i
Licensed Houses.
Illegally selling Intoxicating Drinks, .
Adulteration of Intoxicating Xmuoie, .
I Other Maliciou
Mutiny Acts, OlTei
Array Act, .
Militia Act. !
Mercantile Marine
■ Nuisance.?, and OlS
Public Health .
i and Wilful Daniaf
Paivnbrokers Act, Oflfences against, viz. :
By Pawnbrokers
By persons unlawfully pledging or disposing.
Other Offences,
Police Acts, Offences against, viz. ;
Unlawfully possessiiig Goods
Offences punish.ibla os Jllsdimeanors,
Constables neglecting their Duty, . . )
Other Orieuces, not falling under other special hea
Prevention of Crime Act, 1871, sec. 7 (Special Offences
Persons twice eomniitted)-
Poor Law Acts, Offences against, viz. ;
Deserting or Neglecting to support Family,
Disorderly Conduct in -Workhouse,
Damaging IVorkhouse Clothing, Bedding, Ac..
Eefresbmeut Houses and Wine Licenses Act, .
Revenue Laws, Offences against, viz.
Customs Acts
Excise Acts (including Hawkers and Pedlars Act)
Salmon Fisheries Act, Offences against, ,
Stealing, or Attempts to Steal, viz, :
Larceny, by Offenders under 1 G years 1 Juvenile Off'
ders Act).
Larceny, under value of 5a., and on Pleading Gui
(Criminal Justice Act)
Larceny, above value of 5s., on Pleading Gui
(Criminal Justice -Act).
Larceny, or Larceny from Person, attempting
commit (Criminal Justice Act).
Dogs, Birds, or Beasts, <fco
Fruit or Vegetable Productions,
Fences, -Wood, 8sc., ... . '
Trees, Shrubs, &c.,
Vagrant Act, Offences against, viz. .
Prostitutes
Having no visible Means of Subsistence, Ac.,
flavlng Implements for Housebrealtlug, &c..
Found in enclosed Premises for unlawful purpose,
Frequenting Places of Public Eesort, Ac., to corn:
Felony.
Incorrigible Eogues.
Other Offences under Vagrant Act, . . \
Ways Acts, Offences against, viz. : —
Stage and Hackney Carriage Acts,
Highway Act (including Road Nuisances),
-Watermen’s Act, . . , . ,
I Railway Acts,
I Weights aud .Measures Act, Offences against,
I Other Offences (not inciuded under the above
lieads),
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tie Year ended 81st December, 1889, and tie Eesttlt
against SoMMAftiLT before JersticES,'
vrere i?nociiES!3i>
by tie Isspectok-
-General.
OFFENCES PUNISHABLE BY JUSTICES.
n of rood. &0., Act.
'gravatcd, on Women and Children.
Peace Officers, BeaieUng, Obstructing. Ac.
Bastardy Orders, disobeying.
Breaches of the Peace, want
Cattle Plague Orders, OEenc
Chimney Sweepers Act, Offe
: Cruelty to Animals.
I Embezzlement.
I Etnplo''ers’ and Workmen s
I Factory Acts, Offences agair
I Fisheries Acta, Offences agai
^ of Sureties, Ac.
Trees, Shrubs, Ac.
Other Malicious and Wilful
Mutiny Acts, Offences against,
: MiUtl^Act.
5Icreantilo Marine Acts, OiIen<
I Kuisancus, and Offences againff
I Public Health Acts,
Nuisances Reraoya! Act.
Common Lodging Houses Acts.
Selling and exposing for sale unsound Food.
Other Sanitary Offences.
Pawnbrokers Act, Offences against, Tlz.
By Pawnbrokers.
By persons unlawfully pledging or disposing.
Other Offences.
Police Acts, Offences against, viz.
Unlawtully possessing Goods.
Ofiinoes punishabie as Misdemeanors.
Cousfablea neglecting their Duty.
Other Offences, not falliug under other special het
Prevention of Crime Act, 1871, sec. 7 (Special OSenct
Persons twice committed).
■ Poor Law Acts. Offences against, viz.
' Deseriing or Neglecliug to support Family.
Disorderly Conduct in Workhouse.
Damaging Worklionsc Clotliing, Bedding. Ac.
Kofresiimcut Houses and Wine Licenses Act.
Revenue Laws, Offences against, viz.;—
Excis^Aots (including Hawkers and Pedlars Act).
S.-dmou Fisheries Act, OflenCM against.
Stealing, or Attempts to Steal, Tir,!~ •
larceny, by Offenders under 16 yearsfJnveuUe 0
ders Act). , .. _
Larceny, under value of 5s., and on pleading (j
(Criminal Justice Act).
larceny, above value of 5s„ on pleading G
(Criminal Justice Act).
Larceny, or larceny from Person, attempting to
Having no visible Means of Subsistence, At
Having Implements for Housebreaking. &
Found in enclosed Premises tor unlawfhl p
Frequenting Places of Public Resort, Ao„
Felony.
Incorrigible Rogues.
Other Offences under Vagrant Act.
Vaccination Acta, Offences ag^st.
Ways Acts, Offences against, viz.
Stage and Hackney Carnage Acte.
Highway Act (including Road Nuisances).
Watermen’s Act.
j WeShM^^d Measures Act, OS^es against.
Othw Offences (not included under the above
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£, East luaiiij.',
IRELAND.
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82
IRELAND.
TABLB 11 . — Retohn of Persons Convicted three times and upwards, of beingDausKor Drunk and Disordeblt, during
the year ended 31st December, 1889 (so far as known to the Police),
PnoVINCE, COUNTY
COUNTY OF CITY Oil OP
TOWN, AND
POLICE DISTRICT.
Number
Convicto
and less
Com’ictoc
and loss
than 10.
Nunibor
10 times
upwards
Total,
PROVINCE, COUNTY,
COUNTY OF CITY OR OF
TOWN, AND
POLICE DI8IKICT.
Number
Convietm
3 times
ami loss
Conrictu
and less
Nuuibor
Convicts
upwards
Total,
lEINSTUU :
MUKSTiiR — continued.
Cai'low. .
»
9
Limerick City, .
153
3fi
6
195
Droghodn, Toirn of. .
17
1
18
Tipperary, North Eiding
•28
2
29
Dublin County (part ol),
li
»
17
Tipperary, South Eiding
50
22
62
Dublin City (and part of
j
Uounlj-) Metvopolitai:
Police District — Divi-
Waterford City.
48
11
60
A. , . . .
1
1
<rno
T"'1
27
4i
23
8
33
18
C
52
E, . . . .
IS
2
19
74
91
-5
28
103
Belfast, City of,
20S
72
1
279
CarrioUfergus, Town of, .
,
3
Total of Dublin City,
13S
57
15
207
Cayan
17
1
97
Donegal, ....
33
3
41
Kildare
33
9
44
Down
93
27
3
123
Kilkenny,
24
1
28
Fonaaniigli,
52
3
55
King’s County,
13
7
23
Londonderry, .
175
24
199
longford.
12
4
10
Monaghan. .
43
9
52
Loiitli, ....
28
8
33
Tyrone
153
34
5
192
Meath, ....
1
Si
Queen’s County,
2S
1
29
Total of rrovince,
389
236
10
1,285
g
■Wexfotil, . .
23
C
CoxsAi’cnT!
tYioklow, ....
23
S3
Galway, East Eiding,
,1
29
Total of Proyinoc, .
433
no
u
559
Galiray Town,
29
21
50
—
Leitrim. ....
23
11
40
lIOSSTEn :
Mayo
27
3
30
Clara, ....
C3
14
77
Roscommon, . .
04
S
37
Cork, East Kiding,
28
8
30
Sligo
110
12
5
136
.j
21
CorkCity,
SO
15
95
Total of Proyince,
270
62
343
g
78
LimcrIc’A,
13
■
54
Total of Ireland.
2,293
529
39
2,866
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TABLE 12.—RBTUBK OP PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST UNDER THE “CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (IRELAND) ACT, 1887.”— Total Number of Persons Proceeded against in each
County, and County of a City or Town, specifying the Offence, during the year 1889.
IRELAND.
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proceedings of ditto,
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lEELAND.
TABLE 13.-TDB " CRIMISAL LAW AND PROCEDDEE (IRELAND) ACT. 1 8S7."_R,ruEi, ot Total ot Pemot,
.1,0 ,vero proooedea .goin,i for e.oh Cla.o of Om.oos, autlog tl.o I’o.r lasR, ood tl,o Re.olt ol Proo.Sdinso.
OFFENCE.
5EDBD ACAIKS
Kum
Eli Co
•>! JUTTED.
Appeaw.
Total.
a
Convieted.
|J
li
§
3 Months and
?.
cl
fl
"i
a
1
^Section 71,
1
1
Criminal Conspiracy, .
1S9
..
1 126
-
13
1 ,r
ss
n
.
13
51
17
3
(2) Intimidation, . . . ,
IdO
S4
■
-
.
IS
20
5
.7
..
3
10
(3) (o) Riot or Unlaivru! Assembly, ,
2110
C3
1 227
7
.
>7
7.
70
11
s,s
31
14
3
(6) Forcible Possession,
83
43
36
-
-
-
7
1.
8
10
3
8
(c) Assault on or resistance to SlicrilT
ffP
Constable, Pailiff, Jsc,
-D
-D
Jl
Id
( I) Inciting: to abore oltor.ccs,
Sectiok VII.
DASOSnOUS ASSOCIATIONS.
U
..
branch ol National League.
1
"
;■?) Calling together meeting of ditto,
-
-
-
-
I
i
-
-
-
_
_
_
.
(3) Publishing Notices calling tegether
-
-
-
- 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(J) Publishing proceedings of ditto,
1
-
1
_
_
_
_
_
So’ieiling Contributions for ditto.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TOTAL,
83» 1
243
"
13
35
53
143
IS-
32
.7,
...
7
-
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TABLE 14. — REIUBN of PERSONS PROCEEDED AGiVISST under tlje “ CRIMINAL LAW and PROCEDURE
(IRELAND) ACT, 1687.”— Result of the Proceeuinos in each Police District during the Year 1889
PROVINCE, COUNTY, COUNTY
OF CITY OR OP TOWN.
Number op
Proceeded
Psnsos
Number Committed.
Appeals.
Total.
1
P
U
h
h
s
L
5 =
®1
Afili'incd.
Reduced. I
1
Leinster :
Carlow, .
_
_
_
_
Drogheda Town,
_
_
_
_
Dublin Counf 7 , .
-
.
.
_
_
_
_
politan Police District.
Kildare, . ,
29
C
19
_
_
1
,
2
12
Kiltenny,
33
20
15
-
-
_
3
1
_
2
King’s County. .
9
2
3
_
_
_
2
4
4
Longford,
2fi
8
18
_
_
_
2
Louth, . .
u
3
14
2
2
Meatli, .
_
_
Queen's County,
1
_
1
_
_
_
Westmeath,
1
,
j
J
Wexford,
20
18
12
Wicklow,
20
8
12
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
-
-
Total of ProTince,
17i
73
101
-
- 1 2
13
20
22
5
89
10
5
-
lltlNSTER:
Clare. .
37
10
47
3
_
3
7
13
,
I'l
4
Cork, E.R..
80
20
60
3
_
4
12
17
3
1
20
1
4
Cork, W.R.,
17
2
15
_
_
8
j
,
J
4
Cork City.
4
1
3
_
_
2
2
_
,
Kerry, .
38
15
23
5
_
2
3
j
g
4
Limerick, .
SO
13
35
3
_
_
2
4
Limerick City, .
2
1
1
_
_
_
_
1
_
_
_
Tipperary, N R.,
13
s
_
_
5
_
2
Tipperary, S.R.,
SO
■ ID
61
_
16
j
23
4
44
j
Waterford. .
H
3
2
_
_
_
_
_
.
Waterford City,
24
20
-
-
-
2
2
8
7
1
-
-
6
Total of ProTinoe,
376
101
275
IS
-
27
35
69
03
16
02
. 82
14
14
Ulster:
Antrim, . .
_
_
_
_
_
Armagh, .
4
_
4
_
_
_
I
s
_
_
_
BeUaat, City of. .
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
Carrickfergus, Town of,
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
Cavan. .
ji
2
2
Donegal, .
S3
15
40
2
5
2
S
li
j
Dowu,
_
•_
_
_
Permanagii,
3
1
3
_
_
_
_
I
_
_
Londonderry,
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
Monaglian,
_
_
_
_
_
Tyrone, .
20
1
16
-
-
-
3
2
-
11
3
-
Total of ProTince,
87
23
64
2
3
2
10
18
4
20
4
14
O-VNAUGHT:
Galway, E.R., .
31
5
20
1
_
I
1
1
6
3
14
2
_
Galway, W.B., .
30
4
46
2
2
_
1
9
IS
Id
8
_
_
Galway, Town of.
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
Leitrim, .
21
16
9
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
Mayo. .
G1
17
44
1
.
-
-
17
_
25
Roscommon,
33
2
31
1
_
2
_
16
-
19
1
Sligo,
3
.2
- 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total of Province,
202
45
157
4
2
3
2
44
34
61
14
20
8
Total of Irclnud,
“l
242
537
19
7
85
62
143
137
32
172
110
53 1 17
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TABLES SHOWING DISTRICTS PROCLAIMED.
Tlie Bnronics of Carbnry, Tircrrill, Corran, and Loyney,
Tlie Bnrony of Coolavin, .....
Tlie County
Tlie Bai onics of Coshmore and Coshbride, Deoiea-within-Drum,
Drum, Oaultiere, Glenaliiry, Sliddletliird, and Uppertliird,
Tlie County, ......
15 January, 1831.
1 April, „
7 October, 1880.
18 October, ,.
1 December, „
18 December, „
17 February, 1881.
7 October, 1880.
15 Januaryf’l881.
12 April, „
27 July, 1882.
(u) Portiona Of the County w
16) Ditto,
(c) Ditto,
n 30th October, 1880, and 20tli March', 1681.
25th January, 1881.
17th January, 1882.
THE PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) ACT, 1881, ns continued and amended bj THE PEACE PRESER-
VATION (IRELAND) CONTINUANCE ACT, 188fi, and the CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (IRELAND)
ACT, 1887.
TABLE Ifi— RETURN No. 1, showing the several DISTRICTS wliieh were under the operation of PROCLAMATIONS
IN COUNCIL under the above Act, prohibiting the CARRYING OR HAVING OF ARMS, &c., on the 31st December,
1889.
The r.ari.shes of Ballymyre, Kewtownhamilton, Cregnn, Forkhill, Killevy, and
LouKhgilly, ..........
The liorough, ..........
The County of the City, .....
The Baronies of Kilmacrenan, Boylagh, and Inishowen East, and
Deserfegny, Fahau lower, Miutiaghs or Bar oflucli.aud MuU.ii
Inishowen West
The County of the Town, .....
The County, .......
The .Metropolitan Police District, (o) .
The County, .......
1 bo County of the Town, .....
The County, .......
Drogheda, .
Dublin,
Dublin City,
Galway,
Galway Town, .
Kerry,
Kildare,
Kilkenny, .
icing’s,
Leitrim,
Limerick, . .
Idmeriok City. .
Londonderry City
Longford, .
Meath, .
Monaghan, •
Tipperary, .
Waterford,
Waterford City,
Westmeath,
Wexford, .
The County of the City,
The Borough, .
The County,
<u) This District was uroclaimed against the currying of Arms, 8
(6) A portion of the County was proclaimed on tlie 5th of April,
(e) The North Hiding was proclaimed against the c.irrying of A
TABLE 17.— RETURN No. II., ehowing the several DISTRICTS which were under the operation of PROCLAMATIONS
IN COUNCIL under the above Act, prohibiting the CARRYING OF ARMS, &c., on the 31st December, 1889.
. . . That part of tlie Parish of Newry in which is situate that portion of tho 27 November, 1883.
town of Newry- which is in the Comity Armagh, and also that part of
the Barony of Lower Orior which is contiguous to tho aforesaid part of the
Parish of Nowi'y.
. Tho County, 6 April, 1881.
. . . 'The Barony or lordship of Newry, . , . . . .27 November, 1888.
a, . . Tho County. .......... 12 November. „
, . , Tho County, (u) ......... 6 April, 1881.
( The Baronies of Dungannon Upper and Middle, . ... .. 10 May,
• ' ( The Baronies of Omagh East, Omagh West, and Cloghcr, . . .29 December. 1883.
Ji Faraey and Cremoriia and the Parish of Ematris were proclaimed for having or carrying Arms. &o. on 7th August, 1
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THE CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDUEE (IRELAND) ACT, 18S7.
TABLE 18 — RETURN showing COUNTIES and portions thereof subject to PROCLAMATIONS and ORDERS IN
COUNCIL under the above Act, on the 31st December, 1S39-
Date of
Proolamation.
Coopir.
rroclaimed District.
'I'iio County,
aub-seo. S, olanaes B and C,
sub-seo. 8, clauses B and C,
sub-sec. 3, clause C, ,
Armagh,
The City,
The County,
Belfast, -
Carlow, .
Carriokfergus
of the Town,
The Barony of Clankee,
'I'he County, .
24th Aug., 1888.
23rd July, 1887.
23rdJuly, 1387.
17tb Sept., 1837.
17th Sept., 1887.
Baronies of Condons and Clangibbons, Da-
Uallow and West Muskerry.
The County of the City, . .
The Barony of Boylagh. the Parishes of Inish
keel and Lower Killybegs, iu the Baron
of Banagli, and the Parishes of Tullaglm
beglcy, Raymunterdoncy, and Clonda
horkoy, in the Barony of Kilmacrenan.
The County, ....
„ of the Town, .
Drogheda,
Dublin, .
, clauses B and C.
2, sub-sec. 3, clauses B and C,
2, sub-see. 3, clause C, .
2, sub-sec. 3, clauses B and C,
The Metropolitan Police District, .
The County, . .
jf Aran, Afhenry, Ballymoe, Cion
'wen, Duiikcliin, Duiimore, G.al
Kilconnell. Killian, KUtartan,
n, Longford, Louglirca, and Tia-
quiii.
Baronies of Leitrim and 1
Barony of Longford, .
The County of the Town,
Caiway,
. Loughrea,
Galway Town,
3, clause C,
23rd July, 1887.
2atllNor,,58.'>8.
Glh Deo., 1889.
23rd July, 1887.
I3th Nov., 1889.
23rdJuly,1887.
Baronies of Connell and West Offaly,
Piirisli of Naas, in the Barony of
North.
The County, ....
„ of the City,
inidaro.
Kilkenny,
Kilkenny City,
King’s, . .
Leitrim, .
1,2. 3,4. .
2, sub-sea 8. clause C,
„ of the City,
Tile Borough, ....
The County, ....
The Baronies of Ardee, Drogheda, ant
Ferratd.
The County, ....
The Baronies of Buiriahoole, Carra, Clan
morris, Costello, and Gallen.
The County, .
The WonyofStradbillly, ! !
The Baronies of Ballyadams and Stra lbnlly
and tliat portion of llio Parish of Timt
hoe. in the Barony of Cullenagh.
The County
Barony of Castlerea, . . ' ,
Barony of Frenchpavk, . .
The Baronies of Coolavin, Corran, Leyney
and Tirerrill,
The Town of Sligo,
The County, ....
Tile Parish of Drangan. in the Barony o
Middlethird, andtiie Parishes of KiJvem
in tlie Barony of SlicYaidagh.
The I'arlshcs of Tip))erary, Kilslianc, Cor
dangau and Corrogc, iu the Barony o
ClanwiUiam.
The County, ....
The Parish of Lisinoro and Mocoilop, ii
the Barony of Coslimore and Coslibiide
and the Parishes of Duiigarvan, Strad-
bally, Ballylaneen, and Alliine, in the
Bai'ouy of Dodes-without-Druia.
The County of the City, . .
. clauses B and C.
, clause C,
clauses B and C,
3rd June, 1689.
Tyrone,
2, sub-sec. 3, clauses B and C.
Waterford,
Waterford City,
Wcstineath.
Wexford, .
.3.4.
sub-seo. 3, clauses B and C,
. 2, 3, 4, .
, sub-sea S, clauses B and C,
7tb Sept., 1837.
1 Barony of Shelburne,
^ The County, .
\ Barony of Arklow, .
23rd July, 1887.
6th July. 18S8.
28th Aug., 1888.
Wicklow,
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TABLE J9.— ^TATB PRISONS— CLASSIFICATION of ORDINARY CRIMINALS Committed during the year 1889, tetUffted by General Prisons
ISELAND. . 89
TABLE 20. — RETURN BY GENERAL PRISONS BOARD showing the number of Prisoners in Conviot Prisons at the end o! 1889-
CONVICT PRISONS.
Mountjoy (for Men) ,
Grangegorman (for Women),
Downpatrick, . .
Maryborougli, . .
LARGER LOCAL PRISONS.
Armagli,
Belfast. .
Clostlebar,
Clonmel,
Cork (for Men),
,, (for Women),
Dundalk,
Galway,
Grangegorman,
Kilkenny,
ICilmainham, .
Limerick (for Men),
, (for Women),
Londonderry,
Mountjoy, .
Sligo, . .
Tralee, .
Tullamore,
Waterford, .
Wexford, .
TABLE 22.—PEIS0NERS in MINOR LOCAL PRISONS at end of 1889 with number committed in 1889.
TABLE 24.— STAFF AND COST OF STATE PRISONS, IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1889. £ s
(1 ) Office o/Oenerof Prisons HoorA—blcmbers of Board, S ; Secretary 1; Inepectora, ? ; Architect, 1 ; Clerka, 18 ; Suhoranates, 6, 0,S24 1
(2.) Convict PHeons 14).— Chief Officcrsand Deputies, S; Cliapl.ains, 10; Medical Offioers, 7; other Officers, 2fi: Subordinates 178. 10,903
(8,UocoiPrisons(24)ondoneLD<!l-uj).— ClilefOfficcrs, 19; Chaplains, 40; McdicalOffloers,18;otberOfficors.37;Subordinaie8.a80. SO.OfiS
(4.) £ri4ewellt (18).— Keepers and Matrons, ,,
Cost of Prisoners beyond cost Of Staff, as above 44.887
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TABLE 23.— CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AT ASSIZES, COMMISSION, AND QUARTER SESSIONS— Showing for
RESULT of the PROCEEDINGS— from Returns made
K®'",'”’ No mu
other Murders
Attempts to Murder.
Sliootingat, Wounding, Stabbing, &c., to do bodiJy harm
Manslaughter, .
Attempts to procure Miscarriage, ....
Concealing the Birtli ot Infants, ....
Sodomy and Bestiality,
Attempts to Commit, and other unnatural Mis
demeanours.
Assaults, with intent to ravish and abuse, ,
Bigamy.
Child Stealing,
Unlawfully abandoning Children under two years of age.
Endangering the Safety of Passengers on Railways,
Assault and Inflicting bodily harm, ....
Assaults, Common .
Assaults on Peace Officers,
So. 2.—Ogence3 against Property, with Violence.
Sacrilege, .
Burglary and Housebreahiug, .....
Breaking into Shops, Warehouses, &c
Attempts to break into Houses, Shops, Warehouses, Ac.,
Robbery,
Attempts to rob, and demanding Money by Menaces,
Ab. 8 . — Offences against Property, toithout Violence,
Cattle Stealing
Horse Stealing
Sheep Stealing. . .
Larceny, to the value of £S, in Dwelling-houses,
Larceny, Ibom the Person
Larceny, by Servants, . ......
Larceny, Simple,
Larceny on Rivers, Canals, Wharft, Ac., .
Stealing Fixtures, Shrubs growing, Ac
Attempts to Steal
Embeszlement,
Larceny by Servants iu the Post Office, . , ,
Receiving Stolen Goods
Fraudulently obtsining Goods by false pretences, at
attempts to defraud.
Destroying Trees, Shrubs, Ac., growing. . . [
Killing and Maiming Cattle,
Malicious Injuries to Property exceeding £S in value
Other Wilful and Malicious Dijuries lo Property,
So. S.— Forgery and Offences against the Currency.
Forging and uttering Forged Instruments,
Having in Possession Forged Bank Notes,
Coining, and having in possession Implements for Coining
Uttering, putting off, and having In possession Counterfeit
Coin.
No. 0-— 0/ences not included in the above Classes.
Offences against the Queen’s Authority and Person
Intimidation by Threatening Letters, Notices or otherwise’
Having Ams^or Ammunition without licence in a ieo'
Offences against the Game Laws, ....
Being at Large under Sentence of Transportation or Penal
Servitude.
Perjury, and Subornation of Perjury,
Riot, Breach of the Peace, Aa,
Keeping Disorderly Houses,
Indecently Exposing the Person, . . | '
Suicide, attempting to commit, . . . ' ’ '
Other Felonies not included in the above, ! i
Other Misdemeanours not included in the above.
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91
bach OFPENCE and CLASS of OTTFENCES the^NDMBER of PERSONS for TRIAL in the Year 1889, and the
by Clerks of the Crown and Clerks of the Peace.
M. W. M. I W. M. W. I M. W. I 31. I VT. I M. I W. M.
No. l.—Ofincesagainst I7ie Person.
Murder ot Infants aged one year and under.
Other ilurdere.
Attempts to Murder.
Shooting at, Wounding, Stabbing, .t-o., to do bodily harm,
tianslaughter.
Attempts to proeure Miscarriage.
Concealing tbc Birth of Infants.
Sodomy and Bestiality.
Attempts to Commit, and other unnatural Mis-
demeanours.
Assaults, with intent to rarish and abuse.
Bigamy.
Child Stealing.
Unlawfully abandoning Children under ttro years of age.
Endangering tho Safety of Passengers on Railsrays.
Assault and inflicting bodily harm.
Assaults, Common.
Assaults on Peace Officers,
A'o, 2.— Oifences against Properig, with Tiolenee.
Sacrilege.
Burglary and Housebreaking.
Breaking into Shops, Warehouses, &c.
Attempts to break into Houses, Shops, Warehouses, &c.
Robbery.
Attempts to rob, and demanding Money by Menaces.
'oiiwf Property, without Violence.
g Goods by false pretences, and a
No. 5.— Forgery and OSences against the Currency.
forging and uttering Forged Instruments.
Having in Possession Forged Bank Notes.
Coining, and having in possession Implements for Coining.
Xo. 6. Offences net included in the above Classes.
Oflenccs agaiust the Queen’s Authority and Person.
Intimidation by Threatening Letters, Notices, or otherwise.
Having Arms or Ammunition without licence iu a Pro-
claimed District.
Offences against the Game Laws.
Being at lorge under Schtenco of Transportation or Penal
Servitude.
Perjury, and Subornation of Perjury.
Riot, Breach ot tho Peace, .60.
Keeping Disorderly Houses.
Indecently Exposing the Person.
Suicide, attempting to commit.
Other Felonies not included iu the above.
Other Misdemeanours not included in the abovA
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TABLE 25— confi/mei— CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AT ASSIZES, COMMISSION, AND QUARTER SESSIONS—
and the RESULT ef tJie PROCEEDINGS— from ReturnB
Tried vcrn Convictcrl
A'o. I . — Offences against i/ie Tirsoii.
Murder of Infants aged one year and under, .
Other Murders
Attempts to Murder,
Sliooting at, Wounding, Stabbing, &c-, to do bodily barm,
Manslaughter,
Concealing the Birth of Infant!
Sodomy and Bostiailty,
Attempts to Commit, and other unnatural Mis-
demeanours,
Rape,
A.ssaults, with intent to ravish and abuse.
Bigamy,
Child Stealing, ] |
Unla\vfully abandoning Children under two years of age.
Endangering the Safety of Passengers on Railways, .
Assault and inflicting bodily harm, ....
Officers, .
Total of No- :
CCS affoinsi Pivpi
-ty, toith Violence.
No. 2.
Sacrilege,
Burglary and Housebreafeing,
Breaking'into Shops, Warehouses, &e„
Attempts to break iuto Houses, Siiops, Warehouses, *c.
Robbery
Attempts to rob, and demaiiding Money by Menaces,
Total of No- 2,
CONVICTED.
ises. Whipping, Fine, &c.
Dwelling-hoi
No. 3 . — Offences against Property.viWiout Violence.
Cattle Stealing,
Horse Stealing, .
Sheep Stealing,
Larceny, to the value of £5,
Larceny, from the Person,
Larceny, by Servants, .
Larceny, Simple,
Larceny on Rivers, Canals, Wharfs, &c.
Stealing Fixtures, Shrubs growing, Ac..
Attempts to Steal, ....
Embezzlement
Larceny by Servants id the Post Office,
Receiving Stolen Goods
Fraudulently obtaining Goods by false pretences, and at-
tempts to defraud.
Total of No. 3
A'o. 4 . — AftUicicius Offences against Property.
Arson and other WUrul Burning, ....
Felonious Riot and demolishing Buildings, ,tc.,
Destroying Goods in process of llanufaotuie, . .
Destroying Trees, Shi'ubs. Ac,, growing, .
Killing and Maiming Cattle
Malicious Injuries to Property exceeding £5 in value.
Other Wilful and Malicious Injuries to Property,
Total of No. 4,
.... -FoTgery anil Oj?«!ccs against the Currency,
Forging and uttering Forged Instruments,
Having in Possession Forged Bank Notes,
Coining, and having in possession Iraplementa for Coining,
Uttering, putting off, and having in possession Counterfeit
Total of No. 3, . . . . .
.... tl.— Ojrcnccs not included in the above Classes.
Offences against the Queen’s Authority and Person, .
Intimidation by Threatening Letters, Notices, or otherwise.
Having Arms or Ammunition without licence in a Pro-
claimed District.
Offences against the Game Laws
' large under Sentence of Transportation or Penai
Riot, Breach of tt
Keeping Disorderly Houses, . . .
Indecently Exposing the Person,
Suicide, attempting to commit. .
included in the above, .
included in the above.
Total of No. 6, .
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Showing for EACH OKPENCE and CLASS of OFFENCES the NUMBER of PERSONS for TRIAL in the Year 1889,
made by Clerks of the Crown and Clerks of the Peace.
OFPENCE3
and other imnatuval
; to ravisli and :
lildren under two years of age.
Passengers on Railways.
Total of Ko. 1.
Xo. 2.— OjfcJiues affoinst Property, with Violence.
Sacrilege.
Burglary and Housebreaking.
Breaking into Shops, tVarehouses. See.
Attempts to break into Houses, Shops, ■Warehouses, <fcc.
Robbery.
Attempts to rob, and demanding Money by Menaces.
-Vo. s.—OJIentxs agoinet Property, wU/iaui Vtoienoe.
Cattio Stealing.
Horse Stealing.'
Slieep Stealing.
Larceny, to the value of £5, in Dwelling-houses.
Larceny, from the Person.
Larceny, by Servants.
Larceny, Simple.
Larceny on Rivers, Canals, "Wharfs, &c.
Stealing Fixtures. Shrubs growing, *0.
Attempts to Steal.
Embezzlement.
Larceny by Servants in tbe Post Office.
Receiving Stolen Goods.
Fraudulontly obtaining Goods by false pretences, and
tempts to defraud.
i(. i.— Malicious Offences irgaiiisS Property.
1 other Wilful Burning.
Riot and demolishing Buildings, &c.
■ 1 in process ot diauufacturc.
Shrubs, Stc., growing.
Destroyi-o —
Destroying Tree
Killing and Mai , —
Malicious Injuries to Properly
Other Wilful and Malicious Inj
Property.
Total of No.
tSe Currency.
-Forgery awl Offences against
id uttering Forged Instrumeu
Possession Forged Hank Note
id having in possessior ’ — ‘"•
luttiug oft, and having
nploments for Coining. I
possesion Counterfeit
Xo. e.— Offcnces not included in the alore Classes.
Offences against the Queen's Authority and Person.
Iiiliuiidationby Threatening Letters, Notices, or other'
Having Arms or Ammunition without licence in a
claimed District.
Offences against the Game Laws.
Being at large under Sentence of Transportation or P
Servitude.
Perjury, and Subornatiou of Perjury.
Riot, Breach of the Peace, &c.
Keeping Disorderly Houses.
Indecently Exposing the Person.
Suicide, attempting to commit. .
Other Felonies not included in the above.
Other Misdemeanours not included iu the above.
Total of K(
Gr.AXD TOTAl.
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by Her MAJESTt'sTREAsnET for CaiatiHAL Prosecdtions at Assizes, theDuBLis Commissios Cocbt, an,j Quakter Sessions ,
Amount of Costs under each Head, from Erturns made by Crown Solicitors and County and City Financial Ofticers.
....
NT PAID TBP
U3ii County
ND City Financiai. Ourie
m.u.Justicb
At Qui-RTE
At FattyS
9STONS AMD
. 116.
COUHTIES, ANB
Humber
Humber
Humber
Number
AND OP TOWN8.
.N “L .
.
Amount
Paid.
Paid.
Paid.
Paid.
£ e. d.
£ s. d.
£ a. d.
£ s. d.
£, $. d.
231
522 15 8
329
131 14 1
521
120 13 11
-
5.079 18 10
Antrim, including Co. of
Town of Carrickfergue.
89
153 4 6
•89
56 0 3
10
5 17 0
1,128' 18 7
Armagh.
31
67 15 1
8
S 17 0
_
_
675 12 7
Carlow.
48
177 15 4
05
78 7 8
3
0 23 6
_
678 16 4
Caran.
115
181 1 6
51
34 16 4
-
-
1,544 16 10
OlT..
168
120 18 3
28
11 19 0
Cork County.
29
24 18 4
130
03 6 10
123
32 0 0
- }
Cork City.
113
415 12 11
02
102 10 2
.
-
-
2,042 12 0
Donegal.
112
160 7 4
133
109 9 1
34
12 5 0
-
1,267 4 2
Down.
10
14 5 0
13
5 0 0
-
■ -
262 4 11
Drogheda Town.
113
110 4 7
38
27 4 0
13
8 3 0
~ 1
Dublin County.
S42
837 13 6
394
363 17 8
, 106
41 19 8
■ - t
Dublin City.
5
20 0 n
35
10 9 1
9
2 9 6
-
550 10 8
Fermanagb.
r293
1,244 0 11
98
149 8 6
-
I }
Galway County.
i.D
37 5 0
10
24 18 10
*
-
Galway Town.
m
733 4 9
7
2 4 0
_
■5,197 6 10
Kerry.
124
222 9 7
44
23 18 11
24
7 0 0
-
779 2 8
Kildare.
40
77 11 4
24
13 0 4
1
0 8 0
- )
T«,T J
Kilkenny County.
13
10 4 8
C
4 14 0
10
6 14
- }
754 17 0 .j
Kilkenny City.
37
45 1 0
20
21 11 a
-
-
758 15 8
King’s County.
20
aT ^ u
32
27 8 7
_
713 12 8
Leitrim.
117
411 11 6
77
82 17 2
8
2 0 0
— •)
1,908 2 10
Limerick County.
6
4 17 10
13
8 7 0
23
8 2 6
- )
Limerick City.
U15
429 12 0
176
75 11 3
4
6 19 8
-
1,428 15 4
Londonderry.
29
47 14 0
31
38 11 1
-
-
704 5 6
Longford.
90
322 2 0
28
15 11 9
_
_
1,113 6 6
Louth.
77
043 17 6
114
128 13 6
_
-
1.064 0 9
Mayo.
49
14S 4 0
37
3S 14 2
2
13 9
-
699 8 0
Meath.
70
221 14 0
47
30 2 1
19
4 16 7
-
893 9 6
Monaghan.
18
36 10 11
16
6 7 5
1
0 12 0
-
625 13 5
Queen's County.
67
101 1 7
71
125 15 4
_
-
1,204 12 a
Roscommon.
141
820 5 11
57
60 18 10
4
2 9 5
-
1,366 11 3
Sligo.
197
040 11 0
88
140 10 10
5
3 16 0
- I
Tipperary, North Biding.
113
442 17 4
81
111 4 3
39
11 14 6
- )
Tipperary, South Riding.
71
85 S 3
133
05 8 1
_
-
1,022 19 ir
Tyrone.
( 66
145 1 9
57
40 7 4
2
0 13 0
- }
1,090 10 7
Waterford County.
i .
7 . 0
2
2 7 0
48
17 8 0
- )
Waterford City.
41
29 3 0
2
0 19 0
-
855 17 1
Westmeath.
S3 2 9
41
17 19 2
13
3 2 0
-
859 15 i
Weitford.
16
40 1 0
52
41 10 0
4
2 13 6
-
703 9 7
Wicklow.
3,704
11,458 0 11
2,946
2,403 7 5
1,062
1 S2I 7 10 1
55,392 7 5
Total.
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^taasp"^ nL ^ SCHOOLS— RETORN showing OCOASrON ot COMMITTALS and SENTENCES
InduLii Sch^SI^ ® RECEIVED during the Yeari889. Made hj the Inspector of. Reformatories and
each School. Qmrtor Session
orKoooraors.
, Courts, or hy
Justioea at
Potty Sessions
Bovs.
Malone, Belfast, isth March, 13S0 1
(Protestant), . , . j
8. Rehoboth-place, Dublin, istli
November, 1859 (Protestant), . I
Pbilipstown, King's County, 22nd
December, 1870(!loman Cattolie),! 5
1
81
St. Kevin’s, Glencreo, 12th April,
ISSS (R(man Catholic), • • 8
54
Total Boys, ... 8
146
Girls.
103, Cork-street, Dublin, l»th
April, 1859 (Protestant), .
High Park, Drumcondra, County
Dublin, 21st December, 1858
(Soman Catholic),
St. Joseph's, Limerick, 25th Janu-
ary, 1359 (Soman Catholic), . I
Spark’s Lake, Monaghan. 29th
July, 1839 (Uomon dit/ioKc),
2
7
Total Girls, ... 1
2,
Total Boys and Girls, . 9
163
Total Roman Catholics. . 9
155
Total Protestants,
13
TABLE 30 — REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.— RETURN of nPR-pNCi?!: «<• t • t.
VICTED, ..ho »et. EECEIVED .odor Slot. 31 S 32 TI.„ e. 39, ln» EeSbMATOEV SCHOO^^
1889, Made by the I«,peotorofEeform.tom.a«dlDdmlriaI School.. ■‘0»“™EV SCHOOLS dunne the Teat
Larceny and Petty Theft,
„ of Fixtures,
„ by Servant,
„ in Dwelling-house,
Attempt to Steal, . . ,
Unlawful Possession of Goods,
Receiving Stolen Gooda .
Fraudulent OiTences,
Embezzlement,
Horse Stealing, .
Sheep Stealing,
Cattle Stealing,
Housebreaking, Shopbreaking,
Robbery onthe Highway,
Attempt to Break into Houses,
Arson and Wilful Burning,
Willnl Damage and other Malic
Assaults,
Assault with intent to Ravish,
Forgery
Uttering Counterfeit Coin,
Vagrancy
Other Offences,.
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TABLE 31— 1^^DUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.— RETURN etowing the NUMBER under DETENTION, COMMITTED, DISCHARGED, REMOVED, or TRANSFERRED, in the Tear 1889, with the COSTS,
under Stat. 31 Vie., c. 25. Made by the Inspector of Reformatories and Industrial Schools.
99
N 2
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TABLE 3S.— LUNATIC ASYLUMS.— AS TO CRIMINAL LUNATICS and DANGEROUS LUNATICS CHARGED
WITH INTEN f TO COMMI T CRIME.— 2. RETURN sliowing for eacli Asyiatti — I. Tho Number of those under Detention
at the end of the Year 1839 , and whether Committed by Lord Lieutenant’s Warrant or by Justices; II. Ttie Periods of
their Detention, whether in Asylum or Prison; III. The Number for each Asylum of those Committed during tlie Tear who
had been Committed for each Class of Offence Committed or as Dangerous Lunatics apparently intended to be Committed •
and IV. Tiie Number Committed during the Year under each class of autliority. Made by Inspectors of Lunatic Asylums. ’
fotal number committed by Justices, .
rotal number held in couQnemcnt by Warrant of
Lord Lieutenant.
rotal number committed by Secretary of State
for "War.
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TABLE 33 CRIMINAL LUNATICS IN ASYLUMS— Showing for each Asylum— L The Number of those under
—
A
SVLUM
SANO
County
and City of
Cork.
D^.
Duhdruu,
Co. Dublin.
Central
Criminal,
fiir Ireland.
Ennis.
County of
Claro.
County
ofWosfoid.
Kilkenny.
County and
City of
Kilkonny.
KiLLARNBV.
s:"
Lsnsit-
County of
Donegal.
M.
W.
M.
W.
M.
W.
M.
W.
M.
W.
M.
W.
M.
w.
M.
Pabt I.— AuTnoBiTT Ton Commitment op
THOSE m Confinement at the end op
THE Yeae 1839.
Total number in confinement at ecfi of year
271
198
Ill
62
146
80
161
87
103
63
104
72
173
145
197
103
267
197
101
52
148
SO
99
63
95
66
164
144
186
TotalniiraberbeldinconflnemcntbyWarrant
1
8
Total number committed by Secretary of
1
State for War.
Past n. — Period op Detention in
ASTHJM OR PBISON op THOSE UNDEH
Detention at end of the Year 1889.
66
60
21
86
28
i
19
9
21
18
9
20
5
8
14
16
9
68
39
1
16
25
53
26
2
15
9
22
1
30
14
8
6
11
1
Above twenty years, ....
2
7
Total in confinement at end of year 1889,
271
198
62
146
80
87
103
68
104
72
173
145
197
103
Part III. — Offences of Lunatics Com-
HiTTED TO Asylums DuniNo the Year
Murder of Infants aged one year and under,
1
2
Attempts to Murder, Maim, Stabbing, So., .
4
I
Manslaughter,
1
1
1
1
Indecent Exposure of the Person,
Burslarv and Houscbrealiing,
Horse. Cattle, and Sheep Stealing.
Laroenv and Petty Thefts, ....
1
1
Receiving Stolen Goods
Arson and Malicious Burning,
Wilful Damage and other Malicious OSences,
Forgerv.
Uttering or having In possession Counterfeit
Dudor the Vagrant Laws, ....
Dangerous Persons at Large,
46
Insane, wandering abroad without control, .
Attempts at Suicide, , .
Threatening Language
Drunkenness,
Felony not classed, ....
Offences not classed
*
Total number committed during the
lOO
88
30
31
20
y
30
25
17
17
21
17
47
55
61
year 1889.
Part IV.— Adthobitt under which Lu
NATICS COMJirtTED TO AsYLDHS DURING
THE Year 1889.
Secame Insane after Committal and be
1
1
Found or declared Insane,
6
2
4
1
Became Insane while undergoing Sen
2
2
1
11
2
tencQ of Imurisonmcnt.
Committed to Asylums by Justices a
15
17
17
46
S4
ei
Dangerous, under Stat. SO & 31 Tic., c. 113
Committed by Secretary of State for War,
2
Total number committed during the
100
88
30
81
20
7
30
26
17
17
21
17
47
55
61
8
year 1889.
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Detention at the end of the Tear 1889, and whether committed by Lord Lieutenant’s Warrant or by Justice?, &.c.—eorttinuei
— 1
—
County
id City of
County of
London-
nonouGH.
Kine’s
Counties.
lOKAGHAN.
iounticB of
Monaghan
and Cason.
MutunaAU.
Counties of
Longford,
Westmeath.
Omagh.
Counties
of
aiCIIMOItD.
lounty and
Dublin,
Town of
Drogheda,
Counties of
Wicklow.
founties of
Sligo and
Leitrim.
County
City of
Waterford
M.
169
w.
100
M.
150
•w.
103
M.
W.
65
M.
248
W.
M.
W.
51.
197
W.
M.
489
W.
51.
28
51.
81
W.
PahtI.— iVUTnoniTT roB Comsiitment op
THOSB IN COMPISEaEKT AT THE ESD OP
THE Year 1889.
Total number in confinement at end of year
1889.
Total number committed by Justicea.
Totalnumberheldinconfinementby Warrant
of Lord Lieutenant.
Total number oommitted by tbe Secretary of
State for War.
Pabt II. — Period op Detention in
AsVLU.'i OR Prison op those under
Detention at end op the Year 1889.
Number wlioliave been detained asLunat lea—
One year and under.
Two years and above one.
Three years and above two.
Five years and above three.
Ten years and above five.
Fifteen years and above ten.
Twenty years and above fifteen.
Above twenty years.
Total in confinement at end of year 1889.
47
85
16
142
101
3
231
16
100
16
2
158
6
187
10
161
3
473
11
477
1
170
22
6
79
1
58
67
13
10
18
8
42
23
24
21
31
23
20
19
10
23
16
18
10
16
8
10
6
8
34
18
34
25
33
25
22
83
35
67
47
29
49
48
28
12
14
31
12
19
23
18
12
40
15
12
24
35
16
112
96
54
62
82
34
29
20
102
34
60
49
27
36
13
28
21
14
13
27
17
6
6
7
14
13
10
8
7
10
2
1
100
ISO
103
243
192
164
197
154
489
478
177
34
30
32
1
47
08
2
73
46
77
2
56
2
218
2
202
49
37
2
11
11
Part III.— Offences op Lunatics Com-
mitted to AsiXUMS DURING THE YEAR
1839.
Murder of Infants aged one year and under.
Other 5Iurders.
Attempts to 5Inrder, Maim, Stabbing, &0.
Concealing Birth.
5Ianslaughter.
Rape.
Assault with intent to Ravish.
Unnatural Offences.
Treasonable and Seditious Ollfenoes.
Assaults.’
Indecent Exposure of the Person.
Burglary and Housebreaking.
Robbery on the Highway, 4:0.
Horse, Cattle, and Sheep Stealing.
Larceny and Petty Thefts.
Frauds and Embezzlements.
Receiving Stolen Goods.
Arson and Slalieious Burning.
Wilful Damage and other Malicious Offences.
Uttering or having in possession Counterfeit
Riot and Breach of the Peace.
Under the Vagrant Laws.
Dangerous Persons at Large.
Insane, wandering abroad without control,
Deserters fi-om the Army or Navy.
For want of Sureties,
Attempts at Suicide.
Threatening Language.
Felony not classed.
Offences not classed.
Total number committed during the year
1889.
85
27
..
33
22
..
58
76
..
77
..
205
..
..
1
9
24
2
25
2
34
3
1
32
>
58
1
73
46
77
I
56
218
202
49
1
37
17
1
Part IV.— AOTnoRiTT under wnicn Lo-
NATics Committed to Asylums during
THE Year 18S9.
Ti'ansmitted ftom Prisons by Lord Lieuten-
ant's Warrant —
Became Insane niter Committal andbefore
Trial.
Found or declared Insane.
Acquitted as Insane.
Became Insane wiiile undergoing Sen-
tence of Imprisonment.
Committed to Asylums by Justices as
Dangerous, under Stat. 80 A 31 Vic., A 118,
s. 10.
Committed by the Secretary of State for War.
30 1 33
22
48
58
76
46
j 77 1 58
1 222
206
50
37
20
11
Tot.ll number committed during the year
1889.
1
0
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TABLE 34.-HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE—CHANCERT DIVISION-RETURN of PROCEEDINGS in the OFFICE
oi the REGISTRARS, in the Year 1889, made by the Recistrabs.
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS.
1. DEsiuRnsns:—
Awaitfng a hearing at commence-
ment of year, .
Set down during tlie year,
Heard during tlie year,
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting a hearing at endofyear,
2. EsCEPTIONSTO PLtADINGS;—
Awaiting a hearing at commence-
ment of year, .
Set doira during the year,
Heard during the year,
Otlierwisc disposed of,
Awaiting hearing at end of year,
3. Motions pou Decree
Awaiting a hearing at
ment of year, .
Set do;vn during the year,
Heard during tlie year,
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting a bearing at end of year,
i. Causes:—
Awaiting a hearing at commence-
Set down during the year,
Heard during the year.
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting hearing at end of year,
S. Causes fob Trial : —
railing a hearing at commence-
Set doirn duringthe year,
Heard during tlie year.
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting ahearing at end of year,
8. Actions FOR Trial
Awaiting ahearing at commence-
Sot down during the year,
Heard during the year.
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting a hearing at end of year
7. Motions FOR Jddgbjent;—
Awaiting a hearing at commenoe-
Set down during the year.
Heard during the year.
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting a hearing at end of year,
. Special Cases, and Questions
OF Law on Fact
A waiting a hearing at commence-
ment of year, ....
Set down during the year, .
Heard during the year.
Otherwise disposed of,
Awaitinga hearing at end of year
Causes, Actions, and Causes
AND Matters fob fortheb
Consideration
Awaiting a hearing at commence-
ment of year, ....
Set down during the year, .
Heard during the year.
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting a hearing at end of year.
NATURE OP PROCEEDINGS.
at commence-
10. Petitions OF Right: —
Awaiting a heai
ment of year, . . , .
Set down during the year, .
Heard during tlie year,
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting a hearing at end of year,
11. Orders made on the Iiearing of
Petitions under the Companies'
Acts, I
n the bearing of
16. (a.) Orders made on Motions ol
Course, . . . .
(5.) On Petitions of Course,
(C-) Side Bar Orders, .
(d-) Orders made on Judges' fiat,
without a hearing, .
(e.) Orders made in Cliambers
and entered in Registrars’
Office, ....
(/.) Orders made by the Receiver
Judges and entered in Re-
gistrars’ Office, .
(g.) Orders made on County
Court appeals .
<A) Orders made in England
under Companies Act, and
entered in Registrar's office,
(s) Orders of House of Lords
entered in Registrars’ office,
17. Number of Judgments signed, .
22. Number of Causes transferred
from each Judge toother branches
of the Court, vis. :
(o-l Judgesfromwhomtransferred,
(b.) Judges to whom transferred,
Number of cases referred 1
TABM 3J— HISH COUET 01 JOSTICB.-CHAHCBET DITISION.-EETDEE of APPEALS from COUNTY
COURTS ia EQUITY CIVIL BILLS, and PROCEEDINGS i '
XVII., Rule ]S0, of CouHTF Courts (Ireland) Rules, 1677.
1 the year 1889 by the proper officer under Order
—
Numbot,
Appeals pending at end of 1888, ... g
„ filed during 1886 , • . . . ! i | 22
„ argued before Vice Chancellor, . . . . ! 13
” « Judge Monroe, . . . . ' 13
Dismissed with costs or affirmed, .... ii
Decree of County Court reversed or Taried,
Struck out or withdrawn. .... "9
Pending at end of 1889, ... ' ' ' 7
} 25
r =5
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TABLE 3S— HIGH COURT OP JUSTICE. — CHANCERY DIVISION. —RETURN of PROCEEDINGS in the
CHAMBERS of the LORD CHANCELLOR, MASTER of the BOLLS, and VICE-CHANCELLOR, for the year 1889,
made by the Chief Cleres to the Judges.
Total. j
OTTHEROLtS.
1
No.
e t. d.
oeedingB, viz.: —
27
27
81
45
—
Under the Charitable Trusts Act, .
For the Appointment of Guardians and Main-
18
For other purposes,
105
“
49
“
ITumber Issued of Summonses, not being Sum-
767
mouses to originate Proceedings, . .
S53
Number of Orders mad®. Viz. : —
—
—
679
—
•404
—
Of the class drawn up in Chambers,
1,401
—
418
“
”
Number of Orders brought into Chambers for
prosecution, other than Orders for winding up
Companies
-
-
112
-
_
winding up Companies
“
”
Number of Adrertisoments issued, . .
117
-
-
54
-
63
“
1,520
_
990
-
530
-
Amount of Debts proved, ....
“
»tf,940 4 1
00,114 0 1
452
452
—
”
~
8
ing up Companies.
—
Amount of Dividends ordered to be paid to
S.656 15 6
-
-
6fice 16 6
tones
“
“
Number of Accounts passed, other than Receiver®*
104
1,441,025 5 9
113,536 8 2
1,035,601 5 3
200,210 3 8
therein
1,337,379 1 8
31
—
24
—
—
7
—
Amount of Receipts therein
10,738 4 6
tfiefein,
80,739 13 8
Number of Recclvcre’End cftlier Accounts referred
to Land Judge
—
_
—
—
—
Amount realized by Sales of Estates, . . .
“
Number of Purchases of Estates under Orders of
_
. —
-
7
-
Number of Certtficates filed, . .' . . .
338
8S
-
123
-
127
“
2,356
journment, or otherwise) disposed of, . >
—
~
J,9M
697
quiries were pending on 1st January, 1890,
597
. —
Number of Orders for winding np Companies then
14
Amount of Fees collected in Chambers by
<97 6 -0
141 2 2
290 13 C
259 10 4
Number of Dsyp Chief Clerk sitting in Court Or
Judge’s Chamber as Chamber Registrar, .
98
-
-
38
-
-
Number of new Minor or Infancy Matters, . .
26
■ -
28
-
-
Number of new Wards in Infancy Matters,
S8
-
58
-
~
~
transferred to Lord Chancellor’s Chambers from
released Masters’ Offices, .....
6
-
6
-
-
“
Number of Marriage Settlements and other Deeds
approved, .
Number ofMinor Matters at end ofyear, .
38
-
-
19
10
Numberof Wards of Court at end of year, .
843
-
757
-
40
-
46
Number of Bills of Costs taxed at Chambers,
93
_
43
—
—
60
n[i7 r n
O 2
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TABLE 39.-Hiail COOET OE jnBTICE.-CHASOBET DIYISIOE.-EETnEN of PSOCEEDmOS m the CEOWH
and HANAPER OFFICE for the Year 1889, made by tlic Clerk of the Ceom-n ana IIakaper.
PROCEEUINGS.
PKOCEKDIKGS.
Patents for appointment of Pe
Patents for appointmout of ai
Lords Justices in absence of
Patents connected tvitu tbe
Chanoeilor, Judges, Law Offu
Patents appointing Lieutenant
tbe several Counties in Irelai
Patents granting Charters. Fal
'Ilieatres, and other Patents
going,
Writs for tbe Ele
2 Exemplification ,
Elections held fo
Kuniber of persons to wl
by the Cleri: of tbe Crt
Chancellor,
Entering llulcs and Order
Petty Bag Side of tlie C
Filing Scire facias and otr
Searches and Certificates,
Proclamations,
Enrolling Judgments, .
Commissions of Inquiry,
Special Commissions of 0;
Commissious Appointing
1 of Assize and Commissions relating thereto,
lofLunacy, • •
I appointing Commissioners for adnunistcring
connected with the appointment of Justices
Commis!
. Commiss
Oatlis.
Commiss
of the A ■ ■ - . ,
Writs to supersede Justices of tlie I
Dedimuses to Swear in Justices of t
Attested Copies of all Documents rs
Writs of Scire faoias, Ne exeat Keg
Writs for the Election of Coroners,
Total
Fees collected by means of
El, 817 9s. Od.
Amount of
Stamps. 1
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TABLE 40.
INGSir
HIGH COniiT OF JOSTIOE—OHAKCEEr DITISION.-IAND JHDGBS.-EETDIffl of PEOCEED
UL. EECOED ,„d AFIIDATIT OFFICE, for the Ye„ end.d 3... October, 1889, made by the CiE.a o,
8 AND AfFIDATITS.
PROCEEDINGS.
Number.
PROCEEDINGS.
Number,
Petitions filed
By Owners
By other Petitioners,
Filial Schedule of Incumbrances,
Objections to ditto, ... ....
Claims, • • . .
Tenants’ Objections,
Miscellaneous Documents, , ,
AiBdavlts filed,
Appearances entered, | '
27
181
33
121
191
3.615
618
Folios copied,
„ compared — Solicitors’ Copies, ’
Statements under 61st section of Record of Title Act, !
1, under Landlord and Tenant Act, 1870
(section 32), . . . ,
^^Ach^l^TO Dandl’ord and Tenant
Orders for Sale from Church Commissionere (Section 54)'
Receivers’ Accounts
37,765
72,094
619
TABLE 41.-HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE-CHANCERY I>I\^ISION.-LAND JUDGE.
Judicial Proceedings in the year ended 1st November, 1889.
PROCEEDINGS.
I Number of Cases pending In Chamber of Judge—
' •• .. at commencement of year,
„ at end of year, ■ . . .
referred to Chamber of Judge,'
„ for Sale of Incumbered Dstatea,
for Sale of Unincumbered Estates,
” !• Settled Estates,
„ Declarations of Title,
„ Partitions, - . .
„ Divisions and allotments of inter-
mixed or Exchanged lands,
Apportionment of Bent, .
., Specific performance of Contract of
Sale.
„ Appointments of New Trustees,
„ Orders for Sale by Church Tem-
poralities Commiesiouers,
Statements under Landlord and' Tenant
Act. 1870, Part II, .
Building Leases, Petitions for, . !
Petitions to authorize Leases not within
exact term of Act or Settlement,
Cases in wliich Titles approved of,
PROCEEDINGS.
I Number of Cases in which Sales have been bad. or
Declarations of Title executed,
in which Final Schedules have
been settled.
Conveyances or Declarations of Title exe-
cuted,
Petitions dismissed and wound np, ,
Number of Statements of Limited Owners’ Im-
provementa lodged,
Numb^ of Orders charging Annuities' for
Limited Owners’ Improvements,
Number of Orders made on such Petitions
ss transacted
I Amount of duty paid in respect of buei
in the Court during the year, .
^ount of money paid out during the year,
Amotmt of Value of Estates where Title declared
"‘"p
Amount Of Purchase-money, . | '
318,078 0 0 i
TABLE«.--m.GHCODETOFjnSTICE.-OHANCEETmviSIOH.-EANDJUI>GE.-aETDEN.fPEOCEEDINGS
m thb DEEDS OFFICE, for the Tear ended Uoyomber, 1889, made by the Kn.nE, oe Dnana
PROCEEDINGS.
1 Number.
I PROCEEDINGS.
Number.
Boxes lodged, , I
Deeds or other Documents Indeed
Abstracts of Title iodeed. .
16$
5,236
146
Rlci-Msforn«*!?“ ?*''«L,^<'cument3 (to be returned). .
itecoipt6forDeedsorolherDooumentB(notto be returned).
Orders to give out Deeds or other Doonments
'
1,687
116
1,713
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TABLE 43. — HIGH COURT OE JUSTICE.— QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION. — Retobn of the Proceedinqs of the Codbt
on the Plea Side in the Tear 1889, made by the Master of the Codrt, the Recistbab, and the Clerk of Writs.
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TABLE 44— HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. — EXCHEQUER DIVISION. — RETnits of the Proceedings of the Court on
the Plea Side in the Tear 1889, made hy the JIaster of the Court, the Registrar, and the Clerk o£ Writs.
lEELAXD.
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TABLE 46.— EXCHEQUER DIVISION.— ‘RETiniN of Proceedings in the Revende; nnd in -LECAcr and Succession
Ddt« Cases, iu 1889.
PROCEEDINGS,
Number. '
Writs Issued, ■ . • . i • . • .
S76
Side Bar Itnles, •. • . ' ; . ' . ■ i ’ ' . ' , ' . ' . 65
ilo'tiens for 'Attachment rritlioiit Argument, . . .
. . 69
CnusGsin Ec^ulty and Informations,. „ ... .
• • •
1,1D0 Solicitors’ Licences were registered during the year.'
'TABLE 46.— HIGH COURT .OF JUSTICB.-^QUEeNS, BENCH .axd EXCHEQUER DIVISIONS— RETURN of
BUSINESS at CHAMBERS and Before a SINGLE JUDGE in COURT in the Year 1889, made by the
Reoistbabs. ■ i
TABLE 47.— HIGH COURT- OF - JUSTICE.— QUEEN’S BENCH and EXCHEQUER DIVISIONS.- Return of Pro-
ceedings and State of the Bdsiness ns to Actions entered for Jury Trial of the Courts in the Year 1889, made by
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TABLE 49.— DUBLIbt COdNTY COIJIIT APPEALS. —BETUR)^ of NUMBER of APPEALS entered f>r hcarins before a Simci.e JodoeoI Sitpremb Oourt in the Tear 1839, from the RBcoaSKB of the Citt, and
CouNxr CoDBT JoDOE ofthe CouHTYof Dcbmh, made by the REGi8Ta\BS for Joat Trials (Seat. 13 Vic., c. 18, a, 30, aad Stat. 13 & U Vie., c. 57, 8. 132).
IRELAND.
lU
Pboceedingsis Crown Office
Proceedings before a Single Judge (otueb ■
Trials BY Jury):
rits or Rules applied for. viz.
Articles of the Peace (granted!, .
Attachment, ....
Mandamus,
Quo Warranto, ....
Habeas Corpus ad Prosequendum,
„ Itespomlcndiim,
Fiscal Presentmcnts'Tiated'’— City of Dublin,
,. ,, County of Dublin,
Claims for Malicious Injury, . . .
Submitted to Town Council of Dublin,
Bcluscd to be so submitted.
Applications for Direction of Court as to fiscal
Allowed, . ,
Disallowed
Objections to flating of fiscal prosentments Ueai'd —
Allowed, .
Disallowed, j
Subjiciendum,
Certiorari, .
Jury Process,
Other Special Rules,
" Presenting ’’ Grand Jui
Applications to present C
„ Grand Ji
(Ireland) Act, 1876,”
Informations — (1) Filed i
„ (2) Leave
Trials by Jury — Crimina
In-
cluded
In
above.
Proceedi.ncsin Banco
ITumber of above Proceedinj
Aindjvits filed,
Bills of Costs taxed.
Side Bar Rulcs-
I opposed.
Special Bx-parte Motic
Refused
Notice— Granted,
-Grounded ■
n'anto Information
' (Certiorari issued.
Attachment
Habdas ad Prosequendum,
. . „ .ad Test, and Eespondendm
„ To assign Error, , ■
i ., To be present before Coror
Subptena ad Test, and Duces Tecui
Venile ad Respondendum,
Capias ad Respondendum,
Mandamus
Fieri Facias, • . i .
i Affidavits,
Discharged,
Referred to Master.
On Master's Report,
Demurrers — Allosv
-Allowed,
Overruled,
Appeals — Fishery, .
Special Cases — Judgment
„ „ Judgment)
Magistrates' Cases, ,
Orders— Aifirmed, .
Reversed, .
■ PlaintlB, ,
■ Defeudant,
Nature of the Causes entered
for Trial by Jury, and Results of the Causes Tried it
Recovered and the Number of each Class of Amount.
Court, together with the Amounts:
' Causes Tt
■Fri/
NATURE .OF THE CAUSES
ENTERED FOR TRIAL.
espeot of Railway
Other Traverses, .
Remaining o.ver Untried,
Total,
Trials Defended, -
Trials Undefended,
Remanetsby Consent, .
Remanets by Injunction
oree, or Defect of Jurist
Remanetsforwant of'i'imt
Postponements to follow!
tings, ^ •
Causes Withdrawn,
Causes Struck Out, Ac.,
Note.— TU ii
1876, page 193.
Return is made subject to the General Observations appended
Crown Office Returns, Criminal and Judicial Statistics,
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TABLE 62.~PBOCEEDmGS as to ELECTION PETITIONS. Eetcbn of Petitions lodged in 1889. made by the
Master ot the Qoeen’s Bench Division of the High Coort of Jobtice.
I COUNTY OB borough
I IN WHICH THE
; ELECTION TOOK PLACE.
-HIGH COURT OP JUSTICE, EXCHEQUER,
'.—REVENUE SIDE.— Eetues oIProceedincs
5LE .'•>3.— HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, QUEEN’S
iNOn DIVISION.— Return of Pkocebdings relating
the AcKSOWLEDcmENT of Deki.s by MAsniED 'VVoaEN,
of CEBTiriCATES
. the year 1889, made by the Eegib']
and Atfidavits of Acknowledcjiunts, under i and
Nmaher.
PROCEEDINGS.
Equity-
Informations filed, .
Plea to Information,
Writs of Scire Facias filed.
Pleas filed, .....
Joinder of Issne, ....
Judgmentssigncd. ....
Writs of Levari issued,
Appciiranccs and Claims, .
Attachments filed, ....
Attachments issued,
Crorni Bonds and Recognizances,
Writs of Summonsfor Legacy and Suocessio
Miscellaneous Records filed,
Atfidavits filed, ....
Snbpccnns issued, ....
Appointments of Under Shcriffi entered,
Warrants of Appointment by Lord Lieuten:
PROCEEDINGS.
Acknowledgments filed, total number,* . . .|
Number Acknowledged before Perpetual Commissionci-s,
„ Special Comimssionurs, . |
" „ Judges of High Court of
„ County Court JndgesCnn-
" der County Courts and
OfficersAct,1877,seo.66),
Perpetual Commissioners appointed,
Special Commissions granted
Searches for Acknowledgments, . . . .
-REGISTRY OF JUDGMENTS.— Return of Proceedings
the Registrar of Judgments.
TABLE
PEOCEEDINOS.
Crown Bonds,
Judgments at Suit of Crown,
Courts obtained
Judgments of
ISth Jnly, ISO
Rules, and Orders,
I Acceptance
es for Poor Rates
. Courts in England and Scotland,
1 Civil Bill Deo
! Judgments fro
Total,
Searches on I5s. Od. Stamps made, .
do. 2s. fid. do.,
ons for liberty to Search made by Pi
Satisfactions of Judgments. .
Vacates of Recognizances,
Cancellations of Crown Bonds,
Negative Searches on £l Stamps made,
Humber of Stamped CertlCoatcs issued upon which the Registrar, piovionsly
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IRELAND.
TABLE 36.— HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE— CHANCERY DIVISION— LAND JUDGE.— RETURN of PROCEEDINGS
ID the RECORD of TITLE OFFICE for the Year ended 1st November, 1889, made by the Recording Officer.
—
oYkau ended
1st Novembbr, 1839.
Since passiko of Act, 1865.
Value tskuD
Cenableration
stated in Doe
Convoyanc
oney
a of
Mortgagee and
Cbargce Rocordod.
Numbor.
Value taken from
Coneidoration Money
fitatod in Dorde of
Convoyanoo.
Amount ot
Mortgagee and
Cbargoe Recorded,
Separate Estates or rroperties enterci! on t!ie
« ■
d.
£ 8. d.
£ 8. a.
£ 8. a.
-
—
3,910 0 0
779
2,416,681 3 7
608,600 8 11
where value below El.onn, .
Number of Estates rocordeii in current year
where value £1,000 ami below £10,00».
-
-
-
328
-
~
—
—
where value £10.000 and upwanls.
36
Sub-folios as regards portions of previously
recorded Estates,
—
—
(!4
—
—
Applications under 61st section of Act, .
Conveyance and Declaration of Title included
-
-
-
«1
-
-
in such Application
-
-
-
8!)
-
-
Proceedings under "Land Debentures Act:” —
Certificates granted by the Court aathorizins
the issue of Land Debentures on Recorded
Estates
>None.
Debentures actually issued, ....
Fees (total amount received), £31 19r. Od.
3
TABLE 57.— REGISTRY OF DEEDS, IRELAND.—RETDRN showing STATE of BUSINESS in 1889, made by the Registrar,
-
Nuiubar,
-
At Commcncomcnt
of Year.
At End of Ycm.
Number of Judgment Jforigage Adidavlts regls-
isaa.
463
Dates up to which Abstract Book entered, .
„ Negative Searches lodged in year. .
1,423
„ Lands Index completed,
16th November.
17tli October.
„ Search Dockets issued to the Public
2,0o8
rials made, .
24tb November.
26th November.
1, Copies of Memorials ordered in year.
1 547
„ CopiesofNegative Searches ordered in
„• Satisfactions nf Building Societies’
Mortgages registered 111 year,
„ Satisfactions of Judgment Mortgages
149
Number of Negative Searches lodged, but not
„ Common Searches lodged, but
not made, ....
1
101
30
183
Number of Negative Searches made, and ready for delivery, but not taken out,
„ Common Searches made, and ready lor delivery, but not taken out,
522
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TABLE 58.— HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.-CONSOLIDATED TAXING OFFICES.— Retorn of Proceedings ia
the Offices for the Year 1889, made by the Masters.
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TABLE 60.— HIGH COOUT OF JUSTICE— CHANCERY DIVISION— (1.) RECEIVER’S OFFICE OF LAND JUDGE
—RETURN for the Fear 1889, made by the Exahines.
Bumber ol Receivers appoioted by Land Judge during 1889,
„ „ „ by other Judges of the Higli Court
Land Judge, ....
„ „ previously appointed, still under Laud Judge,
igli Court of Justice during 1889, but nccountlug b'
Total number of Receivers under Land Judge at end of 1889,
Number of Lettings for seven years, pending the Cause,
„ „ for shorter periods,
„ „ by biddings
„ „ by proposal without biddings.
Numberof Allidavlts filed, ......
„ Summonses issued, .....
.. Statements in writing of Receivers, .
„ Leases,
„ Agreements for Letting of Land,
„ Directions or Adjudications of Land Judge,*
„ Orders of Land Judge, ....
„ Accounts passed,
* Including directions and adjudications under General Orders I. and VI., and also adjudications by Chief Receiver,
f No means of knowing.
(2.) Receivers and Gcardiahs’ Accounts passed, which are Sled in Consolidated Record and Writ Office, by Clerk
of Records and Writs.
TABLE 60.— LUNACY DEPARTMENT.— Return of Proceedings in the Office of the Registrar in Ldsacv for the Year
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IRELAND.
TABLE 61.— PROBATE AKD lUTBIMONIAL DIVISION OF THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.— PROBATE BUSINESS.
RETURN of PROCEEDINGS of the DIVISION and PRINCIPAL REGISTRY'in the Year 1889. • •
Numher of ProtateS {and Administrations, Wills annexed); .
Administrations
„ Caveats, ' •
„ Appearances,
„ Court Motions, .
„ Petitions disposed of by the Judge or Registrar.
„ Causes instituted,
„ Trials by Special Juries
„ Trials by Conunon Juries, .....
„ Causes heard \yitbout a Jury, . . . •
Otlier forins of proceedings, viz. : —
Warnings,' .
Subpmnasf .
Attachments,
Fieri Facias,
Number of Probates and Administrations granted:—
On Hearing of Canscs . .
On Motion before the Judge, . ■ .
In the Registry without decree or order of Judge,
Causes in Progress nt the end of tlie year 1888, . .
Causes in Progress at the end of the year 1888, .
Causes ready for Hearing and left unheard, .
Questions Toferrod to Courts of Law and Connty Courts 1
. the Judge or.Registrar, ... . . ...
Issues sent to Assizes, . . . , . •
Cases remitted to County Courts
Appeals from County Court Judges, ....
Revocation of Probate or Administration, .
All Orders in the Registry,
Total Amount of Fees received,
PROCEEDINGS.
PROCEEDINGS.
I Petitions filed:
! Causes heard before Judge on oral evidence,
In Forma Pauperis
„ „ affidavits,
„ „ and Special Jury.
„ „ and Couimon Jurj
for Divorce a mensS et iboro.
Nullity of Marriage, . .
Restitution of Conjugal Rights,
Jactitation of Marriage,
under Legitimacy Declaration Act,
For Divorce a mensa et thoro, . . .
For Nullity of Mavj'iage, . . .
For Restitution of Conjugal Rights,
Jactitation of Marriage,
Declaration under Legitimacy Declaration Act,
I Appearances entered,
Answers filed,
Replies filed by Petit ionorsr
Rejoindersby Respondents,
Other orders made by the Principal Registrars, and
included in the above return, . . ,
Total amount of Fees received (Matrii
Dublin,
TUe Controller of Stamps states that it is not now in his power to give this information.
TABLE 62.— PROBATE AND 5IATRIMONIAL DIVISION OP THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.— MATRIMONIAL
BUSINESS.— RETURN of PROCEEDINGS in Jdbisdiction under “The Legitimacy Declaration Act (Ireland),
1868,” during the Year 1889, and for Matrimonial Causes and Matters, under 33 & 34 Vic., c. 1 10.
TABLE 63.— AFPIDA'VIT DUTY FOR GRANTS OF PROB.ATE AND ADMINISTRATION RETURN by the
CONTBOLLER OP STAMPS.
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IKELAND.
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TABLE 64.— HIGH COURT OF ADMIEALTY.— 1. EETURN of PROCEEDINGS in the HIGH COURT of ADMIRALTY
of IRELAND for the Year ended 31st December, 1889, made by the Registrar.
CAUSES INSTITUTED DURING TEAR.
Number.
CAUSES INSTITUTED DURING YEAR.
Salvage, .
Damage by Collisi
Bottomry, .
IIL Defendants’ Costs i
1 contested Causes — I
lunt of Proctors’ and Solicitors’
ills submitted for Taxation,
Disallowed,
Reported due,
Necessaries,
Towage, . •
Seamen’s 'images,
IV. Costs in default Causcs-
Uasters’ Wages and Disbursements, .
Damage to Cargo, . ....
Ownership, ......
Use or Hire of Ship, Carriage of Goods,
.mount of Proctors’ and Solioi
Rills submitted for Taxation, ,
Disallowed,
Reported due.
Other Causes,
V. ilarshal’s Bills-
Total Causes during year, . ,
Causes pending at beginning of year,
Reported due,
Total Causes,
VL Outport Charges in ail cases claimed,
Disallowed, . . . ...
I Causes transferred to Local Courts,
j Causes transferred/rom Local Courts,
Reported-duo,
VII. Total Amount
Itted for Taxation,
Disallowed,
(2.) Unopposed,
IL In Chambers,
Reported due,
Total,
I Appeals from Local Conrts-
Affirmed,
Summonses heard,
Varied or Eerersed,
Final Judgments and Decrees—
L After Argument —
(1.) For Plaintitr,
(2.) For Defendant, .
II. By consent, . . ,
I Caveats cntcred-
(I.) Against the issue of a Warrant,
(2.) Against the release of Property,
(8.) Against payment of Money out o
Registry
Total,
&c., prepared in the Registry-
Warrants of Arrest,
Taxation of Costs—
(1.) In contested Causes, for Flai
for Defendant,!
(3.) In default Causes,
(4.) For Marshal, .
Affidavits of Justification,
Releases,
Total,
Notices of Sale,
Plaintifis’ Costs
Amount of Proctors’ and Solicitors’
Bills submitted for Taxation, .
Disallowed,
Monitions for different Purposes, .
Attaclimeuts,
Instruments not otherwise specified,
Reported due.
Total,
Q
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of Admiralty, Ireland, Amendment Act, 1876.
TABLE 65 .— Sigh court op AD.MIRALTr.— 2. RETUR^T of PROCEEDINGS in the HIGH COURT of AOMIRALTy of IRELAND for the Year enleJ Slat December, 1839, made by the Regmtb
IRELAND.
123
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TABLE 66.— COUET OF BANKRUPTCY IN IRELAND.— TABLE Compiled from Unpublished Returns of OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES to PARLIAMENT,
ACT, 1857, showing the state of the Bankruptcies and Insolvencies under the charge of each OmciAL Assignee, for the
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TABLE 67 —LOCAL COURTS OF BANKRUPTCY IN IRELAND.— TABLE Compiled from Unpublished Returns of OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES of the LOCAL COURTS of BANKRUPTCY to PARLIAMENT,
under IRISH BANKRUPTCY and INSOLVENCY ACT, 1837, and the LOCAL BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND) ACT, 1888, showing the state of the Bankruptcies and Insolvencies under the charge of each
IRELAND.
125 '
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IRELAND
TABLE 68.-THE COURT OP BANKRUPTCY IN IRELAND— RETURN of PROCEEDINGS i
for the Year 1889, made by the Chief Reoistiub.
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDiN(SS.
Petitions of Bankniptcy
By Creditors
By Debtors
Private Arrangements turned ir
aPetitiona by Debtors for Private Ar
Debtor Summonses granted,
ftSittings before the Judg
ir and the Cliief Clerk,
Sittings before tli
Number of Bills of Costs c
Number of items, .
Amount of Costs as furnis!
Deductions on Taxations,
Amount as certified,
Number of Solicitors who entered Licenses to praoti.ae in the Court, 1 !
Amount of Government Stock standing to tiie credit of the Unclaimed Dividend Account in the Bank
■' Ireland, with Privity of Chief Eegistrar, 31st December, 1889,
ike Account,
Number of oases of Bankruptcy referred to Chairmen of Quarter Sessions,
Number of Warrants issued for arrest of Absconding Debtors, .
winding up Estates of Bankrupts by Trustees, ,
Number of Orders fc
(a,) The " Private Arrangements turned into Bankruptev ” are included herein.
(4.) Not Including “Motions of Course” made before the Judges.
Note.— P ursuant to the Act 85 4 86 Tic., cap. 68, all applications in Insolvency matters are now dealt with and considered as
Bankruptcy proceedings.
TABLE 69.-LOCAL COURTS OP BANKRUPTCY— RETURN of PROCEEDINGS for the Year 1889, made by the
Registrars.
PROCEEDINGS.
Belfast
Cork.
Number.
Amount.
Number
Amount,
Petitions Of Bankruptcy
By Creditors,
Z e. d.
£ s. a.
By Debtors
Private Arrangements turned into Bankruptev, ......
3
31
Sittings before the Judge of the Court,
g
Sittings before the Begistrar.
88
87
Number of Items
2,126
Amount of Costs as fVrnished,
,, ,
Deductions on Taxations,
-
130 7 9
-
16 3 9
Amount as certified
Number of Warrants issued for arrest ol Absconding Debtors, . .
~
(a) The “ Private arraugumsuts turned into Bankruptcy ” are included herein.
TABLE yo.-HIGH COURT OP JUSTICE-CUANCBRY DIVISION— Retden of Peoceedincs in the Office of the
Accountant-General for the Year ended 1st October, 1889, made by the Accountant-General.
Cub, Soouiitios, and other Elfoots paid
and transferred.
Into Court,
Out of Court.
Other Frocoodings in the Office.
No.
Cash, .
Government 2| pet cent. Conspls, .
Exchequer BiUs, ....
* i
1,121,323 8 11
678,682 9 7
£ g. 4.
1.199,177 7 6
684,786 17 8
Total Cheques signed, ....
Amount of Cash, Sccurilies, and other
effects carried over in the Accountant-
General’s books, being the balance of
year ended 1st October, 1389 : —
Do, in Foreign Currency
Dollars
Rupees,
Powers of Attorney received, viz. : —
Impressed with 6s. stamps,
Total number of Accounts,
9,696
i -
7,449
£ t. 4.
6,C03’y74 19 3
16,000
21,000
Amount of Fees collected, . . Nil. |
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TABLE 7I.-SUPKEME COURT OF JUDICATURE, IRELAND.— (1.) Account of the Rbceipts nndPATKKHTa of the Accoontant-General of theSopiuiUE Coort of JooicATUREm Ireland, in respect of the
Fdnes of Editors in the said Court, in the Year to 30th September, 1889, prepared in pursuance of Rules of Court made under the proTisions of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 18<7,
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appcnilod (next ptigc).
128
IRELAND.
SUPEEME COURT OP JUDICATURE, IRELAND—ooniJnaeJ.
of the Funds of Suitors in tlie Supreme Court of Judicature ii
01 me buildings of the Courts of Law in Dublin and of aCs'lJTf « authority of various Acts of
Co'*''* of Chancery in Ireland, provided for by A« 23 L 24 Geo HI e ^22 (tTesf and 3o'^ GeT III ^ V«
(3.) Particolaes of Securities appearing by the BooJes of the Accountant-General to be in Court on the 30th
September, 1889.
Chancery, Ac,.
Divisions.
Chancery, &c..
Division,
New Consols
Two and One-half percent. Annuities
India 3J per cent. Stock, .
India 3 per cent. Stock, .
Alliance Gas Co. Sliares, .
Anglo-Argentine Tram Shares,
Baiiast Office Debentures,
Bank of Ireland Stock, .
Bann Keservoir Company Shares, .
Belfast and Co. Down Railway Stock,
Belfast Banking Company Shares, .
Belfast Harbour Commrs’. Bonds, ,
Belfast and Northern Counties Rail-
way Stock, . . , . ,
Brazilian Bonds
Caledonian Railway Stock,
Canada Bonds
Canadian Government Stock, ,
Cape of Good Hope Bonds, .
Cavan, Leitrim, and Roscommon
Light Railway Shares, .
City Debenture
City of Dublin Steam Packet Com-
pany Stock
Cork and Bander. Railway Stock, .
Cork Corporation Debentures,
Drogheda Gas Compauy Shares. .
Drogheda Steam Packet Co. Shares,
DubllnandKingstownRailw.iyStock,
Dubllu South City Market Sltares,
Dublin United Tramway Sh.ares, .
Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford
Klllaloo Slate Co. Shares,
Lancashire and Yorkshiro Railway
Company,
lame Gas Company Shares, .
Liverpool United Tramway, Ac.,
Co. Sliares
Lombardo-Venetian Obligations, .
London and County Bank Shares. .
London and Nortli-Westcm Rail-
way Stock,
London and South-Western Rail-
way Stock,
Manchester and District Scholastic
Society Shares, ....
Manchester, Slieilleld, and Lincoln-
Bliire Railway Stock, .
Midland Great Western Railway
Stock
Midland Railway (England) Stock
Minas and Rio Railway Stock,
Namur and Liege Railway Shares,
National Bunk Sliares, .
New Plymouth Haibour Bonds,
New Zealand Bonds,
North British Railway Stock,
North-Eastern Railway Stock,
Nortlieru Banking Company, ,
Pennsylvania R. Railway Bonds,
Pipe Water Debentures, .
Portuguese 3 percent. Bonds,
Promissory Notes, .
Provincial Bank Shares,
Railway Trust Company Shares,
Royal Bank of Ireland Shares,
Spanish Bonds,
Tincroft Mining Company Shares,
Tralee Gas Company Shares, .
Ulster Bank Shares,
Vartry Waterworks Bonds. .
Victoria Government Inscribed
Stock,
Waterford Bridge Debentures.
Waterford anil Limerick Railway
Great Indian Peninsular Railway
Stock
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Stock
G reat Northern Railway (England)
, Stock,
Great Northern Railway (Scotland)
Stock
Great Southern and Western Rail-
w.ay Stock
Great Western Railway (England)
Stock
Guinness, Son, and Company Stock'
Hibernian Bank Shares, .
Irish Civil Service Permanent Build-
ing Society Share
! eayressed in Foreign
New York Central and Hudson
River Railway Bonds,
United States Consols, .
Union Paciflo Railway Bonds,
Indian Government Promissory
Dollars,
Fourteen Boxes containing Plato
and Valuables.
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TABLE 72.— HIGH COTHIT OF JUSTICE.— STAMPS AND TAXES.— (1.) A KEirES showing the Amount received
in respect of the following denominations of Stamps for tlie year ended 3tst Dee., 1889, viz., Judicature, Judg-
ment Registry, Registry of Deeds, Admiralty Court, Bankruptcy, and Chancery Fund in Lunacy Matters,
by CoNTEOLLER Of STAMPS.
(2.1 RETURN BY ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL.
TABLE 73.— SUPREME COURTS OF APPEAL.— HER MAJESTY'S COURT OF APPEAL, IRELAND.- RETURN
of PROCEEDINGS for the Year 1889, made by the Recistears of the Court of Appeal.
I. APPEAtS F
BOM Divisions
OF High Coobt of Justice.
NATUBE OP PBOCEEDINGS.
Totals,
Chancery
DirUioc.
Queen's
Division.
Exchequer
Division.
Probate and
Matrimonir.l
Causes Division.
I. ApptaU from Final Judgment! i
Awaiting Judgment at commencement of year, .
1
1
Awaiting a bearingat commencement of year.
s
3
1
1
Set down during the year
32
14
10
3
Heard, and Judgment delireied, during the year, .
27
10
10
7
Otherwise disposed of,
7
S
1
Awaiting a hearing at end of year, ....
3
3
2
Awaiting Judgment,
2, Appeal! from Interlocutor!/ Orders:
Awaitlngabearing at commencement of year,
2
1
Set down during the year,
i7
10
28
16
8
Heard during the year
47
10
33
13
1
11
1
3
Awaiting a hearing at end of year, . . .
3
Made ex parte,
3
3. Or^Rol Slotipns ;
Awaiting a hearing at commencement oi year.
.
Heard during the year,
6
5
1
Awaiting a bearing at end of year,
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lEELAND.
OTiiEit Judges on Couuts.
NATURE OP PSOCEEDIKGS,
Anailing Judgment at commencemc
Awaiting a hearing at commonceme
Set down din ing the year, .
Heard during the year, . ,
Otherwise disposed of, . . .
Awaiting a hearing at end of year.
Awaiting Judgment at end of year, .
Awaiting a hearing at commencemc
Heard during the year, .
Otherwise disposed of.
Awaiting a hearing at end of year,
Judgments
DIVISION OB COURT FROM WHICH
APPEAL BROUGHT.
C. Chancery Divi
Queen’s Bend
Exchequer Di
id Matrimonial Diyiaion,
Bankruptcy,
High Court of Admiralty, .
Registry (of Voters) Appeals,
Land Cases reserved. .
Irish Land Commission,
Total delivered,
7. Number of Days on which Court of Appeal sat,
TABLE 73.— SUPREME COURTS OF APPEAL.— HER JIAJESTT’S COURT OF APPEAL, IRELAND.—EETDRN
of PBOCEEDINGS for the year 1889, made hy the EEGisTRAns of the Codrt of Appeal — contimed.
*.One Registry Appeal was lemanded, and subsequently judgment below reversed, under whicli head it is classed.
TABLE 74.— SUPREME COURTS OF APPEAL— CASES RESERVED for the JUDGES of QUEEN’S BENCH
anii EXCHEQUER DIVISIONS as to' PRESENTMENT. and other CASES not within the 1 1 12 Vic., c. 78, in the Tear
TABLE 75.— SUPREME COURTS OF APPEAL.— COURT FOE CROWN CASES RESERVED.— RETURN showing
CASES reserved for the consideration of tlie Court in the Year 1889, the COURT before which the Cases stood for
Trial, the OFFENCES CHARGED, and JUDGMENT of the Court in each. Case. By the Master of the Crown Office
Queen's Bench Division.
No.
......... j
Offences charged.
Judgment of the Court.
ObaerTations.
Munster Winter Assizes. Decern-
Under the Whiteboy Acts,
15 & 10 Geo. m.,c. 21,8. 2,
and 1 & 2 Wm. IV., c. 44, s.2.
r’ - f w 1
*
Queen's County Summer Assizes,
1889.
Larceny,
Conviction alSrmed.
1
Queen’s County Adjourned Sum-
mer Assizes, October, 1889.
Iturder,
Conviction affirmed.
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Court Appealed :
Erferredby.
Petition lodged.
TABLE 76 SCPBEMp COUETS OF APPEAL.— PRIVY COUNCIL IN IRELAND.— EETUEN oi JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS of the PRIVY COUNCIL in tlie Year 1889.
Tbete Schemes were remitted to the Commiseionere under seotlou 24 of the Act,
TABLE 77.— SUPREME COURTS OF APPEAL.— APPEALS BEFORE HER MAJESTY IN COUNCIL — RETURN
of tie PEOCBEDIKGS of the JUDICIAL COMMirrEE oi PBIVI CODSOIL In the Yoer 1889, nUnle hy the
Registrar of the Privt Cooncu..
TABLE 78 .— SUPREME COURTS OP APPEAL — HOUSE OF LORDS.— RETURN of APPEALS
from IRELAND for the Year 1889, made by the Clerk of the Parliamehts.
11 2
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IKELAND.
TABLE 7U.— LOCAL COURTS OF ADMIRALTY.— PROCEEDINGS in the Yeai 1889, from Returns made
by the Reqistrabs.
PLACE
WHERE COURT
HELD,
Total Number
of Admiralty
Actions or
Proceedings
Arrests
of
Vessels.
Final
Decrees
Amount
of
Claims.
Amount of
SoUoitors'
Costs
allowed.
Suitors’ Moneys.
Executed,
Notices
of
Bail.
Paid under
Order of
Court
In Bank
waiting
en^of year.
£ a. d,
£ 8. d.
£ 8. d.
1. Belfast,
2
2
1
41 6 1
_
21 2 7
0 6 3
4
-
2. Cork, ....
*
3
3
203 1 0
166 10 4
295 15 0
-
_
-
TABLE 80.-HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE— PROBATE AND MATRIMONIAL DIVISION-LOCAL PROBATE
BUSINESS — TABLE of PROCEEDINGS before the DISTRICT REGISTRARS in tlie Year 1889, and of the
AMOUNT of PROBATE DUTY receiyed, from Returns made by the District Reoistbabs.
Ballina, .
Belfast, .
Cavan, .
Kilkenny,
Londonderry, .
Mullingar,
Tnam, .
Waterford,
Total,
I Granted imderj
I Widows A .
36 ,6 37 Vic.,
Letters of
Adminis-
tration with .
tlie WUl
annexed. i
Amount of |
I received or
Total
of all Fees
received in
Registry.
Amount o(
Duty
on Schedules |
Belfast, ,
Cavan,
Cork, .
Kilkenny,
Limerick, .
Londonderry, .
lluUldgar,
Tuam, .
Waterford,
• Total, .
2fi IT 6
13 12 3
1,341 IS 6
374 7 8
3,049 17 9
399 12 7
1,420 16 0
576 18 3
608 10 9
10 15 6
11 6 0
7 6 0 j
7 10 0
6,330 '
3,056 1.
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TABLE 84.— HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.— TABLE IV.— PROCEEDINGS ON CIRCUIT.— PROCEEDINGS in regard to
tnade by Cuebbs of the Crowk
COUNTIES AND
COUNTIES OP CITIES
AND TOWNS,
ARRANGED IN
CIRCUITS.
TBAyERsss uNoan Railway
Acts iu casus of Railways.
TiursaaEs un
an Tramway
ACTS
IK CASES OF Teauwatb.
s
Spring A
sizea
1 SamniorA
seisoa.
Spring A
1 Summer A
asisea. •
elaimed''in
eaic^whete
foura"*
by Tordiets.
J
a
Amount .
olaiiDudin
Amount
by rerdicta,
1
Jlllt
f^nd*
by Terdiols.
J
were given.
Amonnl
founil
by Ycrdiola.
LEIHSTER CIBCOTT :
£ 1. d.
£ e. d
£ a. d
£ a. d.
£ a. d.
£ a. d.
£ a. d.
Carlow, .
-
-
-
-
_
_
Kilkenny,
-
-
-
_
_
_
Kilkenny City,
—
—
_
_
Queen's County,
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
Tipperary, N.H.,
-
-
■ -
-
_
_
Tipperary, S.B.,
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
Waterford County,
. -
-
-
_
_
_
Waterford City,
-
-
-
Wexford, .
-
-
-
_
_
_
Wicklow, .
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
MnusTER CiBcntT;
Clare. , . .
-
■ -
_
Cork Connty, . .
—
—
_
_
Cork City,
_
_
_
_
Kerry, , .
-
_
_
_
_
Limerick Connty,
-
-
-
_
_
Limerick City, . .
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nobth-East CiacniT :
Antrim,
-
-
_
_
_
Armagh, .
—
_
_
Carrickfergne Town,
-
-
-
_
_
_
Dow,, . , .
-
-
-
_
_
_
Drogheda Town,
“
-
-
_
_
_
Meath, . ,
-
_
-
_
_
_
Monaghan, .
-
“
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nobxh-West CinCDIT;
Donegal, . .
-
-
-
_
_
Fermanagh, . .
—
_
_
__
Londonderry, . .
-
-
_
_
Longford, . , .
-
-
_
_
_
T,ro,., . . .
-
-
_
_
_
Westmeath,
-
-
-
_
_
_
CONKAOOHT CtnCCIT :
Galway Connty,
-
-
_
_
_
Galway Town, .
King’s County,
-
-
_
_
Leitrim, . .
-
-
_
_
_
_
Mayo, . .
—
—
_
Eoscommon, , ,
“
Sligo, ,
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total,
—
—
___
-
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traverses, and APPEALS ftom Persons Fined for Non-Attendance as JURORS, and FISCAL PRESENTMENTS, from Retorss
for the Tear 1889.
IRAVBPSSS UNOBR GrANC JURY ACTS OR OTHER ACTS, OR UMDBR 1
JUILITAY Acts or Trakway Acts in other casks than
Bailivay or Tuamivay Traverses. 1
APFSAts FROM Persons fined for Non-
attendance AS JCRORS.
Fiscal Preseniiiknts
OF Grand Jury.
COUNTIES AND
COUNTIES OF CITIES
AND TOWNS
ARRANGED IN
CIRCUITS.
Spring AssisoB. I
Summer Assisos. |
Number.
_ Amountof
Amount to
Objoo*
heard by
Judges,
Special
directions
/mlgesjn
‘’"ordTcw”
Amount
>y Tordicts.
is
■iir
1
s S.
appealed
' heard.
5
8
6
5
£ «. A
207 2 6
2S0 0 0
3,500 0 0
so 0 0
200 0 0
355 0 0
"Illllllllll llllll lllllll
8
2
£ S. <l
73 10 0
1,000 0 0
45 12 0
SO 0 0
255 0 0
£ 1. <L
43 0 0
S3 10 0
1,000 0 0
88 12 0
f4S 0 0
28 3 0
96 0 0
10
S3
10
2
3
3
5
10
33
16
5
£ e. d.
30 0 0
23 0 0
20 0 0
32 0 0
18 0 0
2 0 0
6 0 0
6 0 0
, 10 0 0
t 1 1 1 1 1 1 lllllll 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 S 1 1 1 1 1 1 ^ 1 1 1 1 .
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
7
2
1
Leinster Cirooit :
Carlow.
Kildare.
Kilkenny.
Kilkenny City.
Queen's County.
Tipperary, N.B.
Tipperary, S.R.
Waterford County.
Waterford City.
Wexford.
Wicklow,
Munster Circuit;
Cork County.
Cork City.
Kerry.
Limerick County.
North-East Cjucuit:
Arraagb.
Carricklergue Town,
Drogheda Town.
Louth.
Meath.
Monaghan,
NORTH-WESr ClBCUlT
Donegal,
Londonderry.
Longford.
Tyrone.
Westmeath.
Connaught Ciecdit ;
Galway County.
Galway Town.
King's County.
Leitrim.
Roscommon.
Sligo.
28
j4,772 2 6
1,061 7 C
2G
1,887 12 0
1,857 6 0
113
113
243 0 0
j 53 10 0
“
29
Total
• Wiere no amount appears m this oolanm It signiCes that tlio fines were oltogettBi renuttsd.
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TABLE 65— HIGH COTJIIT OF JUSTICE.— PROCEEDINGS ON CIRCUIT.— APPEALS from COUNTY COURT
JUDGES and RECORDERS in 1889, from Eetdkws made by Clbbks of the Peace and Registrars of Recobdbr8.
1 Appeals
ROM County Court Judges and
Recorders.
CITIES AND OF
TOWNS, AKEANQED IN CIKCUITS,
Heard.
Struck Out.
Affirmed.
1 Varied
1 or Reversed.
Settled, 6;c.
Leiksier Circuit:
Carlow,
Kildare,
iQ
16
10
Kilkenny, , ... . , ,
i1
17
g
4
Queen’s County, . . , ,
37
20
Tipperary, North Hiding, .
Tipperary, South Hiding, , .
1 85
20
Waterford,
68
29
12
Wexford, ... . .
31
7
10
14
Wicklow,
17
5
4
Total, ....
818
133
87
93
Munster Circuit:
Clare,
110
68
27
Cork, East Riding
117
31
32
Cork, West Riding, . , , , .
198
44
Karry.
106
45
Limerick
83
40
32
15
Total, ; . . . .
C82
820
142
170
North-East Circuit:
Antrim,
lifl
77
33
^agh
110
48
30
Down
147
65
Louth
Meath,
25
5
12
Monaghan,
132
42
33
Total
597
250
123
219
North-West Circuit:
Cavan
77
19
20
Donegal .
113
42
26
Fermanagh
69
30
16
Londonderry,
188
76
73
Longford, .
41
22
g
Tyrone
225
69
79
Westmeath
13
4
9
Total
716
262
196
258
Connaught Circuit t
Galway .
189
93
34
King's County,
25
6
4
Leitrim
96
27
19
Mayo,
212
87
37
Roscommon,
86
48
14
Sligo
91
53
21
17
Total
699
314
129
266
B elfast, North-east Circuit, , ,
Cork City, Munster Circuit, , .
n
6
Galway Town, Connaught Circuit, ,
SO
7
6
Londonderry City, North-west Circuit, .
7
2
4
Total, . . i . .
97
43
22
32
Total of Ireland,
8,059
1,322
704
1,038
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TABLE 86.— COUNTY COURTS AND RECORDER’S COURTS.— CIVIL BILL EJECTMENTS, REPLEVINS, and
other CIVIL BILLS Served in 1889, from RETrass made by Process Servers appoinieil by COUNTY COURT
JUDGES and RECORDERS.
Cork City (Raoordcr's Court),
Antrim (including Carrickfergus),
Armagh, ....
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IRELAND.
TABLE 87.— COUNTY COURTS AND RECORDERS’ COURTS.— PROCEEDINGS in all SUITS (esoept
(Ireland) Act, 1888 ), in the Tear 1889, from Returns
COUNTIES.
Number
of
riacoa
are held
Leixster:
Carlow, . • .
3
Dublin,
4
Dublin City (Recorder’s
1
Court).
Kildare.
2
Kilkenny, .
6
King's County,
3
Lougroi'd,
3
loutli, ....
3
Meatb
S
Queen’s County, .
6
Westmeath, . .
2
Wexford, .
4
"Wieklow, . .
6
Total of Leinster, .
45
Munster !
Claie
5
Cork, E.R., . .
T
Cork, W.R
5
Cork City (Recorder’s
2
Court).
Kerry
6
Limerick, . .
4
Tipperary, . .
S
Waterford, . .
Total of Munster, .
37
Ulster :
Antrim, . .
6
Armagh, . . .
8
Belfast (Recorder’s
1
Court).
Cavan, ....
4
Donegal, . .
I
Down
4
Fermanagli, .
2
Londonderry City (Re-
1
corder's Court).
Londonderry,
4
Monaghan, .
4
Tyrone,
*
Total of Ulster, .
Connaught;
Galway,
«
Galway Town (Recor-
4
der's Court).
Leitrim.
3
Mayo
1
Roscommon, . . .
5
Sligo
3
Total of Connaught,
30
Total of Ireland, .
154
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Donegal, .
Fermanagh, . .
Londonderry, .
Monaghan,
Tyrone, . . ,
. j
3
1
3
2
Total,
CosNAUcnr:
Galway, , ,
Leitrim. ,
Roecommon, . .
SUgo. . . .
3
3
2
Total, ;
11
Total or Irslans, .
81
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BILLS or PEOCEEDINGS in tlie Year 1889, from Eeturns made by the Clebks of the Peace.
t Varying interest allowed by Bank on X259 4s. 84
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IRELAND.
TABLE 89.— COUNTY COURTS.— LAND SESSIONS— PEOCEEDINGS in the year 1889, under the
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145
Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1670, from Eeturns made by the Clerks of the Peace.
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IRELAND.
nimuei—COUNTr COURTS.— LAND SESSIONS— PROCEEDINGS in the year 1889,
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under tbo Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1S70, from Returns made by tbe Clerks of the Peace.
• The Clerks of the I’eflce caunot supply any information aa regards the adjudica'
Act, 1681, as since then all appeals are tried before the Land Commissioners, and m
;e tbe passing of tbe Land Law (Ireland)
of Assize, as formerly,
T 2
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lEELAND.
ARRANGED IN I i I | t
Kilkenny,
King's County,
Xongfotd,
702 85 65 1,655 68 i
785 629 142 SI 265 105
lotsl of InELAND, j 10,475 17,048 6,080 864 46,285 1 9,720
TABLE OO— EETURN of rROCEEDINGS under the
I Applications to nAvn Faih Eebt Fixei
p I a a K \ \ u,
5 34 I 47 25 I 175
14 I 56 16 21 140
92 I 63 132 I 677 I 260 I 175
* Tiiinty-eix Appeals which had hcen disposed of and were afterwards ro-lnstated
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Land Law (Iesland) Acts, 1881 and 1887, fortheTeai 1889.
In Uia Uet for hearing are ia(ducied in the number pending at end of year.
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TABLE 01— SHERIFFS’ PROCEEDINGS in the Year 1889, from Retdrxb
i
1 LEINSTER.
1 S
1
1 t;
1
PROCEEDINGS.
Total op I
oi
gi3
f
Droglicda.To
of.
Dublin.
Dublin City.
Kildare.
3
Kilkenny Ci
King’s Coun
3
Louth.
1
I-— I’nOCEEDlNCS OTHER THAX THOSE FOR DeLIVEKV
—
on lAKixG Possession of Land.
Courts held for Election of Coroners,
Courts held for Election of Sfcmliere of Farllamcnt,
Courts held under 'Writs of Trial or Inquiry,
Courts held under Lend Clauses, Companies Act, Sec.,
Civil Bill Decrees and Dismisses executed by SherilT,
7
12,147
100
752
295
100
10
236
87
" •• ... ty Special Bailiffs
7,054
D40
20
97
273
13
138
8
86
25
6
08
Posse Comifafus taken, • . . .
533
C2
18
Process executed ns Queen’s Bailiff:
(I.) Forfeitures, .....
(2.) IVreek of the Sea, ....
(3 ) All other Coses, ....
Writs of Habeas Corpus, Proceedings In,
Writs of De Lunatico Inquirendo, Proceedings in, .
All otlier Writs, not being Writs of Execution,
Appiicationsto Court in Proceedings by way of Interpleader
22
..
13
Issues directed thereon,
Replevin Bonds taken, or AlDdavits of Value drawn,
Writs of E.xecution fhom High Court of Justice
Fieri Facias, . . . ,
ID
4
'
8
3
262
182
65
67
42
Capias ad Satisfaciendum,
24
0
1
1
2
11.— For Delivery or Taking Possession of Land.
Total number of Ejectmentsfor Non-payment of Rent,
2,570
782
2
86
67
09
40
76
21
60
140
Vis,:— Vnts of Habere of High Court of Justice executed
by Slierm.
Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed
by Special Bailiffs.
Civil Bill Ejectments executed,
6
137
1
‘
20
21
11
7
24
■
..
10
2,245
044
CO
46
55
32
7
52
20
44
130
Tenant, other than for Non-payment of Rent.
083
293
’1 ■
13
98
1
19
1
..I .
Viz.:- Writs of^Habere of High Court of Justice executed
222
'8
1
IS
50
12
Civil Bill Ejectments executed, .
Total Number of Ejectments other than between land-
lord and lenaiit.
15
4
111
8
48
7
1
24
108
32
13
5
■
•
Viz,:-Wrifs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed
34
8
5
,
«ecuted
4
2
2
Civil mu jijeclments executed, ,
Total Number of Ejectments of all classes.
70
21
11
6
4
8.301
1,008
21
SO
170
70
64
8
76
41
GO
140
WrilsofHabcreand Decrees executed bv
without disturbing Under-tenant, under 23 & 24 Vic.
of Renewal after Partial Execution. 23 &
CO
2
20
17
9
!• »
Writs of Assistance from the Chancery Division,
^Diriaiod Probate and Jlatrimoniul
Injunctions from Land Judges,
Process under Land Clauses Acts. .
3
j
Ollier Process or Order,
27
1
• Ko record
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T Sheriffs of Coonties *
? CoctsTiES OP Cities ^
rfiOCEEDISGS.
I.—
B DELIVERT
held for Election of Coroners,
held for Election of Members of Parliament.
Courts held under Writs of Trial or Inquir7.
Courts held under Land Clauses, Companies Act, &o.
Civil Bill Decrees and Dismisses executed by Slieriff.
„ „ by Special Bailiifa,
Posse Comitatiis taken.
Process executed as Queen’s Bailiff ; —
(I.) Forfeitures.
(3.) Wreck of tlie Sea.
(3.) All other Casus.
Writs of Habeas Corpus, Proceedings in.
Writs of De Lunatico Inquirendo, Proceedings In,
All other Writs, not being Writs of Execution.
Applications to Court in Proceedings by tray of Interpleader.
Issues directed thereon.
Replerin Bonds taken, or Affidavits of Value drawn.
Writs of Execution from High Court of Justice
Fieri Facias.
Capias ad Satisfaciendum.
IL— For DELn-ESir or Taki>- 0 PossESsiotr o
Total number of Ejectments for h'on-payment
—Writs of riaborc o
its of Ifabere of
• Special Bailiffs,
il Bill Ejectments executed.
High Court of Justice executed
High Court of Justice executed
Writs of Hahereof High Court of Justice executed
by Sheriff.
Writs of Habere of High C<
by Special IJai''"
Civil Bill Ejecti
rt of Justice
Total Number of Ejectments other than betive
lord and Tenant.
VU.;— Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed
by Sheriff.
Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed
by Special BailiOli.
Civil Bill hyeotments executed.
Total Number of Ejectments of all Classes,
"g * 24 vicr
cnaiits making acknowledgments in such
f Ueuowal after Partial Execution, 28 £
if' Writs on Justices' Certificates, 23 4
Writs (5' Assistance from the Chancery Divisinv.
Writs of Assistance from the Probate and MatriMcnlal
Division,
Injunctions from Land Judges.
Process under Lund Clauses Acts.
oases, 33 4 24 Vi
Number of Writs
21 Vie., 0. 1S4, 8.
Fresh Execution
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TABLE 91— confiKMti— SHERIFFS’ PROCEEDINGS in the Year 1889, from Returns
PEOCEEDINGS.
Courts held for Election of Coroners, ■ ,
Courts held for Election of Members of Parliament,
Courts held under "Writs of Trial or Inquir?,
Courts held under Land Clauses, Companies Act. ite..
Civil Bill Decrees and Dismisses esccuted by Sheriff,
by Special Bailiffs,
Posse Comitatus taken, ....
Process executed as Queen's Bailiff r—
(1.) Forfeitures, ....
(2.) Wreck of the Sea,
(8.) All other Cases,
its of Habeas Corpus, Proceedings in, .
Writs of Do lunatico Inquirendo, Proceedings in.
All other Writs, not being Writs of Execution,
Applications to Court In Proceedings by way of Interpleader,
Issues dlreoted thereon, ....
Beplovin Bonds taken, or AfCdaYits of Value drawn.
Writs of Execution from High Court of Justice
Fieri Facias, .....
Capias ad Satisfaciendum, ....
II.— Fob Deuvehi on Taeiso Possessiob op Land.
Total Number of Ejectments for Non-payment of Bent,
I Viz. Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice o-xecutedby Sherifl,
" '• .1 by Special Bailiffs,
Civil Bill Ejectments executed, , .
Total
thai
Viz. 1— Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed by Sheriff,
" •• 11 by Special Bailiffs,
Civil Bill Ejectments executed, ....
I Viz. Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed by Sheriff,
I’ 11 11 by Special Bailiffs,
Total Number of Ejectments of all classes, . . . .
Writs of Habere and Decrees executed by consent in writing with-
out disturbing Under-tenant, under 23 <k 24 Vic., c. 154 s 34
Number of Under-tenants making ackuowledgments in rach cases
I 23 & 34 Vie,, 0. 154, S. 94. '
Number of Writs of Reuowal after Partial Execution, 23 & 24 Vic.,
Write on Justices’ Certificates, 28 & 24 Vie.
Writs of Assistance from the Cbancery Division,
Writs of Assistance from the Probate and Matrimonial Division,
Injunctioas from Land Judges,
Process under Land Clauses Acts,
Other Process or Order,
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153
BT Sbbeiffs op Cocnties and op ConNO'iEB op Cities and op Towns,
i
1
i
1
Gftiwny, Town
of.
Leitrim.
1
Roscommon.
Sligo.
PROCEEDINGS,
345
34
66
200
95
2
1,910
2
461
1
539
•
206
46
2
290
31
12
50
COO
2
too
180
230
38
2
52
250
130
45
I.— Pbocxedings other than those poa Dbliyeuv oe
Taking Possession op Land.
Courts beld for Election of Coroners,
Courts held for Election of Slerabcrs of Parliament.
Courts held under 'Write of Trial or Inquiry.
Coarts held under Land Clauses, Companies Act, &c.
Civil Bill Decrees and Dismisses executed by SherilL
•> „ by Special Baill3%.
Posse Comitatns taken.
Process executed as Queen’s Bailiff:—
(1.) Forfeitures
<2.) Wreck of the Sea.
(3.) All other Cases.
Writs of Habeas Corpus, Proceedings in.
Writs of De Lunatico Inquirendo, Proceedings in.
All other Writs, not being Writs of Execution.
Applications to Court in Proceedings by way of Interpleader.
Issues directed thereon.
Replevin Bonds taken, or Affidavits of 'Value drawn.
Writs of Execution from High Court of Justice:—
Fieri Facies.
Capias ad Satisfadendum,
II.— Fon Delivert or Takinq Possession op Land.
Total Number of Ejectments for Non-payment of Rent
Viz.;— Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice oseouted by Sheriff.
„ „ „ by Special Bailiffs.
Civil Bill Ejectments executed.
Total Number of lyectmouts between Landlord and Tenant, other
tliau for Non-payment of Bent.
Viz.: — Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed by Sheriff.
„ „ „ by Special Bailiffs.
Civil Bill Ejectments executed,
Total Number of Ejectments other than between Landlord and
Tenant.
Viz. :— Writs of Habere of High Court of Justice executed by Sheriff.
„ „ by Special Bailiffs.
Civil Bill Ejectments executed.
Total Humber of Ejectments of all classes.
Writs of Habere and Decrees executed by consent in writing with-
out disturbing Under-tenant, under 28 * 24 Vic., o. 164, s. 94.
Number of Under-tenants making acknowledgments in such cases,
28 .it 24 Vie., C. 154, 8. 94.
Number of Writs of Renewal after Partial Execntlon, 23 & 24 Vic.,
Fresh Execution of Writs on Justices’ CertiBoates, 23 fe 24 Vie.,
C. 154, 8. 96.
Writs of Assistance from the Chancery Division.
Writs of Assistance from the Probate and Matrimonial Division.
iTynnctlons from Land Judges.
Process under Land Clauses Acts.
68
60
607
244
g
53
232
70
2
66
60
40
29
230
3
67
42
21
8
IS
24
6
15
»
4
4
«
10
3
•
2
10
2
7
62
64
666
244
8
84
240
92
2
2
u
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IRELAND.
TABLE 92 — JURORS— PEOCEEDINGS of JUDGES, COUNTY COURT JUDGES, and REVISING BARRISTERS
made by the Clebk8
Gesbrai JvBons' Lists peepabsd in 1889.
COUNTIES, COUNTIES
OF CITIES AND TOWNS,
AND BOROUGHS
HAVING SEFAKATE
oai I Atldra I omicB Oil ; , I Strui
SESSIONS OF THE PEACE, aiVd in the L ‘l’'. ‘’“'g'"’ U U<
Carlow, . .
Drogheda, Town of,
Dublin, . .
.. City,
Kildare, . .
Kilkenny, . .
„ City, ,
King’s County, ,
Longford, . .
Meath,
Qneen's County, ,
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1 Correction, in 1889, of Jobobs' Lists and JnEoas’ Books, from Eetarns
Genmt
General I Jurors Sped
Jurora I exempted Juto
-] COUNTIES, COUNTIES
OP CITIES AND TOWNS, i
AND BOROUGHS I
Spedal HAVING SEPARATE !
oxiimpSd SESSIONS OP THE PEACE,
oratruolc ABKANGED !
IN PKOVINCES. '
Carlow.
Drogheda, Town of.
Dublin.
.. City.
Kildare.
Kilkenn?.
„ City.
Sing's County.
Longford.
Meath.
S Queen's Connty.
Westmeath.
■Wexlbrd.
10 Limerick.
. .. City.
. Tipperary.
6 Waterford.
. City.
. Armagh.
. Belfast, Borongh.
. Carriokfergns, Town of.
20 Cavan.
2 Donegal.
10 special juror’s list or special joror’s.hook for the Recorder’s court.
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IRELAND.
TABLE «3.-jmiOES.-PHOOEEDINSS of SHEEIFES in .unmonlng JnEOES In the le.r of their
bf the Clerks
Foa ABSITKB, COMKI8BIOK8, AND SUPBBIOR C0UBT8.
160 160 SOO 240 200 600
120 120 240
Total of Dublin Count?,
270 270 640 | 360 I 880 740
102 . 102 384 102 192 884
120 120 240 120 130 240
6,807 6,498 12,103 2,701 2,292 I 5,058
Special Joron are Inclnfied with Gwod Jurors In the cue of Dublin Coant? and Dnblin City.
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157
COUNTIES, COUNTIES OP
CITIES AND TOWNS,
AND BOROUGHS HAVING
SEPARATE SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE,
ARRANGED IN PROVINCES.
Dublin :
Crown Side of Queen’s Bencli DiTlsloii,
Winter Assizes, and Commission
Civil Side of Qneen's Bescb Division.
Exchequer Division.
Probate and Matrimonial Division.
Bankruptcy.
tlasicrs.
Other purposes than Quarter Sessions or I
Civil Bills before County Conit Judge, I
Dublin City: '
Crown Side of Queen’s Bench Division,
Winter As^zes, and Commission
Civil Side of Queen’s Bench Division.
Exchequer Division.
Probate and Matrimonial Dlvialon.
lunacy Commissioners.
Other purposes than Quarter Sessions or
Civil Bills before Becorder,
Drogheda, Town Of.
Kildare.
Kilkenny.
„ City.
King's County.
Longford.
Louth.
Meath.
Queen’s County.
IVestmeath.
IVcxlord.
■Wicklow.
Armagh.
Belfast, Borough.
Carrickfergus.Town o.
1 CoxNAVOnt:
j Galway. ^
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TABLE 94.— TABLE of PROCEEDINGS in the Tear 1889, as to the ATTENDANCE of MAGISTRATES and the
under STATUTE 23 & 24 VIC., c. 154, and as to OVERHOLDING TENANTS in
>t entitled to sit at tlie Dablin Metropolitan Police Courts.
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159
NUMBER of CIVIL CASES other tlian PROCEEDINGS es to COTTIER TENANTS, and as to COTTIER TENANTS
TOWNS under 14 & 16 VIC., c. 92, from Returns made by Clerks of Petti Sessioks.
Smnm&rr I
ocOYory of Poss
ndor 23 S 24 V
4sion of Tenoments,
0., 0. 154.
Summary Bce<
of X
Oyerbolii
14 6c 15 V
jTcryofP
nomen ts
ng in Ton*
ssossion
PETTY SESSIONS
DISTKIOTS, AKRANGED IN
COUNTIES, COUNTIES
OF CITIES OR OF TOWNS,
, AND PROVINCES.
Scoiiua H4.
Waste.
Section 86.
o'T
n 86.
ding.
Numbor of
Com-
plaints
Warrants
Spccia]
Isukiiber of
there was a
slay <if execu-
tion for 14
days on
Sum-
issued.
Sum-
Com-
Coiu-
SiJeciftI
tionfor 14
eigskod.
undertaking
to giTo up
signed.
undertaking
to give up
pOBSCSSiOU.
ScQ, 88,
LEINSTER.
1
1
27
16
15
107
81
77
Carlow.
71
52
16
Drogheda, Town of.
an
26
il
4J
Dublin (outside Metropolitan Police
Dublin Metropolitan Polios Dis-
tnet. including Kingstown.
3
2
30
24
23
1
219
154
134
Kildare.
6
2
46
26
24
62
34
S!
Kilkenny.
93
55
SO
29
Kilkenny City.
1
35
25
23
123
92
82
4
King's County.
m
90
88
2
mu
11
71
Longford.
30'
18
13
2
98
66
33
Louth.
4
8
2
2
40
89
37
2
ai
25
19
Meath.
S
5
4iLi
S3
6
109
81
67
15
Queen’s County.
2
3
19
17
15
82
65
83
Westmeath.
28
5
101
166
ICO
.
150
105
S3
Wexford-
39
81
26
1
91
67
68
Wicklow.
4
3
51
23
742
590
540
120
13,266
12,024
10,204
79
Total
M0NSTEB.
7
7
6
3
102
75
62
3
177
114
100
6
Clare.
14
78
36
825
243
231
16
380
246
174
10
Cork.
3
2
1,978
1,311
1,074
Cork City.
as
29
279
155
149
17
127
116
69
2
Kerry.
24
g
158
111
95
7
97
71
60
6
Limenck.
2
1
1,016
666
652
Limerick City.
28
11
709
SI
387
260
201
Tipperary.
5
j
7
77
fiS
Waterford.
354
$46
Waterford City and Police Court.
S3
54
181
91
1,019
606
664
45
4.814
3.214
2,745
24
Total
ULSTER.
p
41
&5
6,064
2,521
o,ana
1
Antrim.
118
58
Armagh.
Carrickfergns, County of the Town
of.
4
3
87
88
48
1
12S
74
44
1
Cavan.
4
86
62
53
2
95
07
56
Donegal.
49
28
1
122
107
69
Down.
2
45
63
80
1
Fermanagh.
5
IS
as
67
30
1
Londonderry.
45
Londonderry City.
25
IS
49
Monaghan.
S
2
4
1
51
29
6
221
146
69
2
Tyrone.
9
4
37
2S
617
433
325
16
6,447
3,356
2,779
6
CONNADGHT.
1-1
66
67
1
Galway.
as
Galway, County of Town.
3
S
14
8
43
39
37
2
15
14
Leitrim.
1
IBl
117
99
72
54
30
Eosoommon.
9
3
32
19
19
111
86
40
Sligo.
15
15
8
615
463
1 404
5
607
430
291
8
Total
69
46
384
145
2,182
1,933
185
1 30,618
22,894
112
Total of iBXLiJin.
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TABLE 95.--QUABTBR SESSIONS COURTS.— TABLE Bhowiog NUMBER of APPEALS from MAGISTRATES and
APPLICATIONS for SPIRIT LICENCES in the Tear 1889^ from Returns made by CLEBKS of the Peace.
• In accordanco ^ith a r«oluti« adopted by the Municipal Council no silting of this Court has been held for a considerable period, nor Is there any Rcoislra
or other Officer. / b •=
t The Registrar la unable to gire this informaliOD.
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161
TABLE 90a. IRISH LAND COMMISSION. — Retcen of Sales to Tbkants under the Purchase of Land (Ireland)
Act, 1886, in which the Loans were issued during the years ending 21st August, 1888, and 21st August, 1889.
TABLE 97.— TABLE showing the NUMBER of EVICTION NOTICES PILED in the HIGH COURT of JUSTICE and
COUNTY COURTS in IRELAND, under SECTION 7 of the LAND LAW (IRELAND) ACT, 1887, during the
year 1889.
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Chief Secretary’s Office,
Dublin Castle,
23rd July, 1890.
SlE,
I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 17th instant, submitting the Report, on the Criminal and Judicial Statistics of
Ireland for the year 1889.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
W. Ridgeway.
The Registrar-General for Ireland.
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Dublin : Printed for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office,
By Alex. Thom & Co. (Limited), 87, 88, & 89, Abbey-street,
The Queen’s Printing Office.
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